Jakob Mayr (Auxiliary Bishop)
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Jakob Mayr was the Austrian
prelate
, who served as the Auxiliary Bishop
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg
from his appointment on May 12, 1971, until his retirement on August 15, 2001. He also remained the bishop emeritus
of the Archdiocese of Salzburg until his death in 2010.
Jakob Mayr was born on July 24, 1924. He died on September 20, 2010, at the age of 86.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
prelate
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...
, who served as the Auxiliary Bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian archdioceses, serving alongside the Archdiocese of Vienna....
from his appointment on May 12, 1971, until his retirement on August 15, 2001. He also remained the bishop emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
of the Archdiocese of Salzburg until his death in 2010.
Jakob Mayr was born on July 24, 1924. He died on September 20, 2010, at the age of 86.