Hermann Zschokke

Auxiliary Bishop Zschokke (around 1910)

Hermann Zschokke (born June 16, 1838 in Böhmisch Leipa , † October 23, 1920 in Vienna ) was an Austrian Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Vienna.

Life

Hermann Zschokke entered the seminary one in Vienna and received on 25 July 1861, the priestly ordination . In addition to pastoral work, he studied Catholic theology at the University of Vienna . In 1863 he received his doctorate in theology. From 1864 to 1866 Zschokke was rector of the Austro-Hungarian pilgrim house in Jerusalem, where he also studied biblical languages. In 1868 he became court chaplain in Vienna and was a lecturer for Semitic dialects and higher exegesis of the Old Testament at the theological faculty of the University of Vienna. In 1870 he was appointed full university professor for Old Testament biblical studies. He was dean and from 1884 to 1885 rector of the University of Vienna. After his retirement in 1892, Zschokke was appointed to the Vienna Cathedral Chapter, where he held various offices.

Hermann Zschokke succeeded Godfried Marschall as Grand Master-Procurator of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem in Austria.

In 1901 Zschokke was appointed a member of the manor house of the Austrian Imperial Council . In 1905 he became section head for relations between state and church.

Pope Pius X appointed Hermann Zschokke titular bishop of Caesarea Philippi in 1910 and appointed him auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Vienna . The Archbishop of Vienna, Franz Xaver Nagl , donated him his episcopal ordination on December 11, 1910 .

His records of his educational trips to Scandinavia, Russia, France, Spain and North America became famous.

Honors

Appointment to court councilor (1884)
Honorary member of the Catholic student union KaV Norica Vienna (1887)
Bearer of the Commander's Cross with Star of the Franz Joseph Order
Bearer of the Knight's Cross of the Leopold Order
Bearer of the Knight's Cross from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
Kuk Badge of Honor for Art and Science

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Zschokke, Hermann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 60th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1891, pp. 272–275 ( digitized version ).
Ekkart Sauser : Zschokke, Hermann. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 1597-1600.

Web links

Literature by and about Hermann Zschokke in the catalog of the German National Library
Works by and about Hermann Zschokke in the German Digital Library
Entry on Hermann Zschokke on catholic-hierarchy.org
Hermann Zschokke's biography

Individual evidence

↑ Chronicle of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 7, 2010 @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Zschokke, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian, Catholic theologian and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Vienna
DATE OF BIRTH	June 16, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bohemian Leipa, Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH	October 23, 1920
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Chronicle of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 7, 2010 @1@ 2