Alois Kothgasser
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His Excellency Alois Kothgasser | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg | |
 Alois Kothgasser in August 2004 | |
| Appointed | 27 November 2002 |
| Term ended | 4 November 2013 |
| Predecessor | Georg Eder |
| Successor | Franz Lackner |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Innsbruck (1997–2002) |
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| Ordination | 9 February 1964 by Giuseppe Cognata |
| Consecration | 23 November 1997 by Reinhold Stecher |
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| Born | 29 May 1937 |
| Died | 22 February 2024 (aged 86) Salzburg, Austria |
| Motto | VERITATEM FACIENTES IN CHARITATE |
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| Styles of Alois Kothgasser | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Archbishop |
Alois Kothgasser (29 May 1937 – 22 February 2024) was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate. He was the bishop of Innsbruck from 1997 to 2002 and Primas Germaniae and archbishop of Salzburg from 2003 to 2013.[1][2] He died in Salzburg on 22 February 2024, at the age of 86.[3]
Kothgasser was a former Grand Prior of the Austrian Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
References
[edit]- ^ Salzburger Alterzbischof Kothgasser gestorben (in German)
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: Alois Kothgasser
- ^ "Salzburger Ex-Erzbischof Kothgasser gestorben" Die Presse, 22 February 2024
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