Alois Stöger (Abbot)
Alois Stöger OPraem (* December 6, 1921 in Suben , Upper Austria as Ludwig Stöger ; † February 25, 1998 in Johannesburg , South Africa ) was a Roman Catholic religious and abbot of Wilten Abbey .
Life
Ludwig Stöger attended elementary school in his home community of Suben and then the Franciscan high school in Hall in Tirol . As a student at the Franciscan High School, he was drafted into military service. It was not until 1944 that he was able to do his Matura at the Academic Gymnasium Innsbruck , one of the oldest schools in German-speaking countries . He then began to study medicine in Innsbruck, but after three semesters he entered the Innsbruck Canisianum , an international theological convict sponsored by the Jesuit order , and studied philosophy and theology.
On September 2, 1947 Louis Stoeger joined the canon community of Norbertine in Wilten in and received the religious name of Alois . In 1950 he made his profession and shortly thereafter was ordained a priest in Brixen Cathedral . After another theology studies at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium lion he was from 1952 to 1957 diocesan chaplain of Catholic Workers Youth KAJ in Innsbruck.
In 1957, Alois Stöger was elected 54th abbot of the Premonstratensian Canon Monastery of Wilten Abbey. The abbot's benediction took place on September 15, 1957. The main task and merit of Stöger was the rebuilding of monastery life in the post-war period. He was heavily involved in his order, the diocese of Innsbruck and the state of Tyrol. Stöger was vicar of the German-speaking Circari of the Premonstratensian Order and from 1967 to 1968 also the administrator of Geras Abbey . His successor, Raimund Schreier , was born on June 21, 1992 benediziert . Former Abbot Stöger died in the spring of 1998 as a result of a car accident on the way to the Mardikwe game reserve in South Africa. His grave is in the cemetery of Wilten Abbey.
Functions and memberships
Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher
Stöger was involved in numerous social projects in the Holy Land . In 1967 he was appointed Grand Officer of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem by Cardinal Grand Master Eugène Cardinal Tisserant and invested by Jakob Weinbacher , Grand Prior of the Order in Austria. With the establishment of the Innsbruck Commandery in 1968, he was prior of the Commandery until 1996 . Giuseppe Cardinal Caprio appointed him in 1990 for the period from 1991 to 1996 as Grand Prior of the Lieutenancy Austria of the Papal Laity Order.
Further
- In 1980 Alois Stöger was elected President of the Tyrolia Publishing Company .
- Stöger was a member of the K.Ö.HV Alpinia zu Innsbruck in the ÖCV .
honors and awards
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher (1996)
- Ring of honor of his home parish Suben
- Ring of Honor of the City of Innsbruck
- Decoration of honor of the state of Tyrol
Web links
- Entry to Alois Stöger on medals online
- Biography of Alois Stöger
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Commandery Innsbruck" , Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , accessed on February 8, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hieronymus Triendl |
Abbot of Wilten Abbey 1957–1992 |
Raimund Schreier |
| Ludolf II. Karl Schuster |
Administrator of Geras Abbey 1967–1968 |
Otto Johann Karasek (1973 Prior de regimine) |
| Gebhard Koberger |
 Grand Prior of the Austrian Lieutenancy of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem 1991–1996 |
Maximilian Fürnsinn |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stöger, Alois |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stöger, Ludwig (maiden name); Stöger OPraem, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian chaplain, Abbot of Wilten Abbey, Grand Prior of the Austrian Lieutenancy of the Knightly Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suben , Upper Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1998 |
| Place of death | South Africa |