Anton Vovk
Anton Vovk (born May 19, 1900 in Vrba , † July 6, 1963 in Ljubljana ) was a Roman Catholic theologian and Archbishop of Ljubljana .
Life
Anton Vovk was born in the Gorenjska region (German Upper Carniola ). He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1923 . On September 15, 1946 he was ordained auxiliary bishop in Ljubljana, and on December 1, 1946 titular bishop of Cardicium .
On January 20, 1952, young communists attacked Auxiliary Bishop Vovk at the Novo mesto train station . They doused it with gasoline and set it on fire. Vovk survived badly injured and was left with the attack until the end of his life. The perpetrators were sentenced to ten days probation by a Yugoslav court.
On November 29, 1959, Vovk was appointed Bishop of Ljubljana. On December 22, 1961, he became a regular Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana . Vovk died in Ljubljana in 1963. His successor was the Slovenian theologian Jožef Pogačnik (1902–1980).
literature
Dolinar, France M .: "Archbishop Anton Vovk (1900-1963) of Ljubljana and the current situation of the Church in Slovenia" In: Rupert Klieber, Hermann Hold (Hrsg.): Impulses for a religious everyday history of the Danube-Alps-Adriatic Space . Vienna 2005 ( ISBN 3-205-77310-1 )
Web links
- About Anton Vovk (Slovenian)
- Archbishop Anton Vovk (text of the Archdiocese of Ljubljana, German, viewed November 17, 2010)
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gregorij Rožman |
Bishop of Ljubljana 1959 - 1961 |
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| --- |
Archbishop of Ljubljana 1961 - 1963 |
Jožef Pogačnik |
Bishops (1898–1961)
Anton Bonaventura Jeglič |
Gregorij Rožman
Archbishops (since 1961)
Anton Vovk |
Jožef Pogačnik |
Alojzij Šuštar |
Franc Rodé |
Alojzij uranium |
Anton Stres |
Stanislav Zore
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vovk, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Ljubljana |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vrba , Slovenia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1963 |
| Place of death | Ljubljana |