Archbishop of Vienna
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The Archbishop of Vienna is the prelate
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna who is concurrently the metropolitan bishop
of its ecclesiastical province
which includes the diocese
s of Eisenstadt
, Linz
and St. Pölten.
From 1469 to 1513, bishops from elsewhere were appointed as administrators. The first bishop residing in Vienna was Georg von Slatkonia. From 1861 to 1918, the archbishops, as members of the Herrenhaus
, were represented in the Reichsrat
of Cisleithania
and bore the title of a Prince-Archbishop
.
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna who is concurrently the metropolitan bishop
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
of its ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
which includes the diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
s of Eisenstadt
Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt
The Diocese of Eisenstadt is a diocese located in the city of Eisenstadt in the Ecclesiastical province of Wien in Austria.-History:* May 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Administration of Burgenland from the Diocese of Győr, Hungary and Diocese of Szombathely, Hungary* August 15, 1960: Promoted...
, Linz
Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz
The Diocese of Linz is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria.-Early history:In the early Middle Ages the greater part of the territory of the present Diocese of Linz was subject to the bishops of Lauriacum ; at a later date it formed part of the great Diocese of Passau, which extended...
and St. Pölten.
From 1469 to 1513, bishops from elsewhere were appointed as administrators. The first bishop residing in Vienna was Georg von Slatkonia. From 1861 to 1918, the archbishops, as members of the Herrenhaus
Herrenhaus
The German term Herrenhaus is equivalent to the English House of Lords and describes roughly similar institutions as the English House of Lords in German-speaking countries.More specifically, Herrenhaus, can refer to either of the following:...
, were represented in the Reichsrat
Reichsrat (Austria)
The Imperial Council of Austria from 1867 to 1918 was the parliament of the Cisleithanian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was a bicameral legislature, consisting of the Herrenhaus and the Abgeordnetenhaus...
of Cisleithania
Cisleithania
Cisleithania was a name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual Monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918. The name was used by politicians and bureaucrats, but it had no official status...
and bore the title of a Prince-Archbishop
Prince-Bishop
A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
.
| Name | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Administrators | ||
| Leo von Spaur | 1469 | 1479 |
| Johann Beckensloer | 1480 | 1482 |
| Bernhard von Rohr | 1482 | 1487 |
| Urban Dóczi | 1488 | 1490 |
| Mathias Scheidt | 1490 | 1493 |
| Johann Vitéz | 1493 | 1499 |
| Bernhard von Pollheim | 1500 | 1504 |
| Franz Bakocz | 1504 | 1509 |
| Johannes Gosztónyi de Felsöszeleste | 1509 | 1513 |
| Bishops | ||
| Georg von Slatkonia | 1513 | 1522 |
| Petrus Bonomo | 1522 | 1523 |
| Johann von Revellis | 1523 | 1530 |
| Johann Fabri | 1530 | 1541 |
| Friedrich Nausea | 1541 | 1552 |
| Christoph Wertwein | 1552 | 1553 |
| Petrus Canisius Petrus Canisius Saint Petrus Canisius was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, , and Switzerland... (Administrator) |
1554 | 1555 |
| Anton Brus von Müglitz | 1558 | 1563 |
| Urban Sagstetter von Gurk (Administrator) | 1563 | 1568 |
| Johann Caspar Neubeck | 1574 | 1594 |
| Cardinal Melchior Klesl Melchior Klesl Melchior Klesl was an Austrian statesman and cardinal of the Roman Catholic church during the time of the Counter-Reformation... |
1598 | 1630 |
| Anton Wolfradt | 1631 | 1639 |
| Philipp Friedrich Graf Breuner | 1639 | 1669 |
| Wilderich Freiherr von Waldendorff | 1669 | 1680 |
| Emerich Sinelli | 1680 | 1685 |
| Ernest Graf von Trautson | 1685 | 1702 |
| Franz Anton Graf von Harrach | 1702 | 1705 |
| Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von Rummel | 1706 | 1716 |
| Archbishops | ||
| Cardinal Sigismund Graf von Kollonitz | 1716 | 1751 |
| Cardinal Johann Joseph Graf von Trautson | 1751 | 1757 |
| Cardinal Christoph Anton Graf Migazzi | 1757 | 1803 |
| Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart | 1803 | 1820 |
| Leopold Maximilian Graf von Firmian | 1822 | 1831 |
| Vincenz Eduard Milde | 1832 | 1853 |
| Cardinal Joseph Othmar Ritter von Rauscher | 1853 | 1875 |
| Cardinal Johann Rudolf Kutschker Johann Rudolf Kutschker Johann Baptist Rudolph Kutschker was an Austrian Cardinal .Johann Rudolf Kutschker was born in Seifersdorf , Austrian Silesia... |
1876 | 1881 |
| Cardinal Cölestin Joseph Ganglbauer | 1881 | 1889 |
| Cardinal Anton Joseph Gruscha | 1890 | 1911 |
| Cardinal Franz Nagl | 1911 | 1913 |
| Cardinal Friedrich Gustav Piffl Friedrich Gustav Piffl Friedrich Gustav Piffl was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Vienna.Gustav Piffl was born in Lanškroun, Bohemia in what was then Austria-Hungary. He was the son of Rudolf Piffl who was a bookseller and shopkeeper. He volunteered for a year in the Austrian army in his early... |
1913 | 1932 |
| Cardinal Theodor Innitzer | 1932 | 1955 |
| Cardinal Franz König Franz König Franz König was an Austrian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958... |
1956 | 1986 |
| Cardinal Hans Hermann Groër Hans Hermann Groër Hans Hermann Wilhelm Groër, OSB was an Austrian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1986 to 1995, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988... |
1986 | 1995 |
| Cardinal Christoph Schönborn | 1995 | |