Hugo Schwendenwein
Hugo Schwendenwein (born November 5, 1926 in Klagenfurt ; † April 1, 2019 ) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and canon lawyer . He was considered one of the most important legal scholars in Austria.
Life
Hugo Schwendenwein studied Catholic theology , law and canon law . In 1954 he was ordained a priest . He received his doctorate in law (Dr. jur.) From the University of Vienna and a doctorate in both rights (Dr. iur. Can.) At the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome . In 1970 he completed his habilitation with the thesis “Priestly Education in the Upheaval of Canon Law”.
In 1973 he was appointed university professor for canon law at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz . He was the head of the Institute for Canon Law. He was an academic senator from 1973 to 1976 and dean of the Catholic Theological Faculty from 1976 to 1979. In 1995 he retired .
The main research area was canon law, ecclesiastical legal history and Austrian state church law . Schwendenwein was the only theologian to be a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , from 1985 a corresponding and from 1995 a real member of the philosophical-historical class. He was a member of the Consociatio internationalis studio iuris Canonici doctorate , the Austrian Society for Canon Law and the German Association of Legal Historians.
Hugo Schwendenwein was a member of the Catholic student association KÖStV Traungau Graz in the Austrian Cartell Association .
honors and awards
- 1970 - Cardinal Innitzer Prize for his habilitation thesis
- 1992 - Appointment as Apostolic Protonotary by Pope John Paul II.
- Senator hc from the University of Maribor , Slovenia
- Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
- Large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
- Large gold medal of the state of Styria with the star
Fonts
- The new canon law: Complete presentation , Darmstadt 1984 (2nd edition)
- Austrian state church law , Wingen-Verlag Essen 1992
- The Catholic Church: Structure and Legal Organization , Wingen-Verlag Essen 2003
literature
- Klaus Lüdicke (ed.): Law in the service of people, Festschrift for Hugo Schwendenwein , Graz 1987,
- Dieter A. Binder / Klaus Lüdicke / Hans Paarhammer (eds.): Church in a secularized society , Innsbruck 2006
Web links
- Literature by and about Hugo Schwendenwein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Hugo Schwendenwein in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Hugo Schwendenwein at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Johann Hirnsperger : “Obituary for Em. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Hugo Schwendenwein (1926-2019) " , Karl-Franzens-University Graz , April 3, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwendenwein, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Roman Catholic priest and canon lawyer, university lecturer in Graz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klagenfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2019 |