Alois Pompanin
Alois Pompanin (* 1889 in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Austria-Hungary ; † June 30, 1966 in Brixen , South Tyrol ) was a Roman Catholic priest and provost . From 1933 to 1952 he was vicar general of the diocese of Brixen .
Life
After graduating from high school in Bozen, Alois Pompanin studied theology and philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University . After completing his doctorate at the University of Innsbruck , he was ordained a priest in 1915 and celebrated his first Mass in the Ahrntal . After his time as chaplain in Terenten , Cortina and Brixen, he worked at the seminary in Brixen. In 1933, Bishop Johannes Geisler was appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Bozen-Brixen. Pompanin was a supporter of the option in South Tyrol for the German Empire, but also an opponent of the Nazis' influence in church matters.
Awards
literature
- Josef Gelmi : A dark chapter in the church history of South Tyrol: Vicar General Alois Pompanin (1889–1966) . Weger, Brixen 2020, ISBN 978-88-6563-267-3 .
- Ekkart Sauser : POMPANIN, Alois. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 20, Bautz, Nordhausen 2002, ISBN 3-88309-091-3 , Sp. 1190-1191.
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| SURNAME | Pompanin, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic priest and vicar general of the Diocese of Bozen-Brixen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1966 |
| Place of death | Brixen , South Tyrol |