Ignatius Rieder

Tomb of the Archbishops Rieder and Waitz

Ignatius Rieder (born February 1, 1858 in Grossarl ; † October 8, 1934 in Salzburg ) was an Archbishop of Salzburg between the two world wars.

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His parents were the carpenter Anton Rieder and his wife Maria geb. Bunting; Ignatius was the third of five sons. He received his education at the Borromäum in Salzburg- Parsch and his studies at the theological faculty of Salzburg. He received on 17 July 1881, the sacrament of holy orders and was only cooperator in Rauris , then in 1882 he became teacher of religion at Borromäum and 1887 Spiritual at Salzburg seminary . In 1892 he obtained his doctorate ( Sub auspiciis Imperatoris ) and in 1895 became professor of church history in Salzburg with teaching assignments in canon law .

Rieder was named auxiliary bishop in Salzburg and titular bishop of Sura on January 2, 1911 . The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop John Baptist Cardinal Katschthaler on March 14 of that year. On August 12, 1918, he was appointed Archbishop of Salzburg as successor to Balthasar Kaltner and was introduced to his office on December 15 of the same year.

In the economically difficult post-war period, he was particularly concerned about the children (including children's aid: “Children in the countryside”) and the emerging Caritas association . He often used the savings from his personal inheritance to help single women.

Rieder was an emphatically conservative bishop who maintained close contact with the imperial family even after the fall of the monarchy. In 1923 he brought the Missionaries of the Precious Blood into the country as well as the Brothers of Mercy , who subsequently took care of the Kajetan Church and the hospital. In 1926 he brought the order of the Pallottines to the archdiocese. A particular concern of the archbishop was the re-establishment of a (Catholic) university in Salzburg, which, however, could only become a reality much later.

Many workers left the church at a time of increasing hostilities between conservatives ( Heimwehr ) and the socialists ( Schutzbund ) and the beginnings of National Socialist infiltration.

The co-founder of the Salzburg Festival , Max Reinhardt , called Ignatius Rieder, who was also enthusiastic about the festival idea, "the angelic archbishop".

Archbishop Rieder was buried in the crypt of Salzburg Cathedral .

literature

• Hans Spatzenegger:  Rieder Ignaz. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 139 f. (Direct links on p. 139 , p. 140 ).
• Ekkart Sauser :  Ignatius Rieder. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 304-306.
• Christian Greinz: The prince-archbishop's curia and the city dean of Salzburg. Publishing house of the Archbishop's Consistory, Salzburg 1929.

Web links

Commons : Ignatius Rieder  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Ignaz Rieder on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 23, 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baptismal Register - TFBVI | Grossarl | Salzburg, rk. Diocese | Austria | Matricula Online. Retrieved October 24, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Death book - STBX | Salzburg Cathedral Parish | Salzburg, rk. Diocese | Austria | Matricula Online. Retrieved December 19, 2018 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Balthasar Kaltner	Archbishop of Salzburg 1918–1934	Sigismund Waitz