Johannes Katschthaler

Johannes Baptist Katschthaler (May 29, 1832—February 27, 1914) was an Austrian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Salzburg from 1900 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1903.

His Eminence Johannes Baptist Katschthaler
Cardinal Archbishop of Salzburg
Church	Roman Catholic
Archdiocese	Salzburg
Appointed	10 May 1900
In office	1901-1914
Predecessor	Johann Evangelist Haller
Successor	Balthasar Kaltner
Other posts	Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione
Orders
Ordination	31 July 1855
Consecration	12 July 1891 by Johann Evangelist Haller
Created cardinal	22 June1903 by Pope Leo XIII
Personal details
Born	May 29, 1832 Hippach, Austrian Empire
Died	February 27, 1914 (aged 81) Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
Nationality	Austrian
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg (1891-1900)
Coat of arms

Styles of Johannes Katschthaler
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Salzburg

Biography

Johannes Katschthaler was born in Hippach, in the Austrian Tirol, and studied at the seminary in Salzburg. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 31, 1855, and became vicar of Rossen in 1857. After being made vicar of St. Johann, he began teaching at the Salzburg seminary. Katschthaler furthered his studies at the University of Salzburg, from where he obtained his doctorate in theology, and later joined the Theological Faculty at the same university on May 1, 1862. He began teaching ecclesiastical history at University of Innsbruck in 1874, and became a canon of the cathedral chapter of Salzburg in 1880. He was promoted to rector of seminary of Salzburg in 1882.

On June 4, 1891, Katschthaler was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg and Titular Bishop of Cybistra by Pope Leo XIII, receiving his episcopal consecration on the following July 12 from Archbishop Johann Evangelist Haller. After becoming dean of the metropolitan chapter of Salzburg in 1892, he was later elected the seventy-fourth Archbishop of Salzburg by the cathedral chapter on May 10, 1900, being confirmed by Pope Leo on the following December 17. In virtue of his new position, Katschthaler also held the title of Primas Germaniae.

Leo XIII created him Cardinal Priest of San Tommaso in Parione in the consistory of June 22, 1903. However, as a privilege of his see, Katschthaler was already allowed to wear the scarlet robes traditionally reserved for cardinals even before his elevation to cardinal. During his tenure, he participated in the papal conclave of 1903, which elected Pope Pius X, and promoted the Theological Faculty of Salzburg to form a separate University. In 1911, he was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Austrian Order of Sankt Stefan.

He died in Salzburg, at age 81. He is buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Salzburg.

References

External links

• Catholic-Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}
• Dictionary of African Christian Biography