Johann Baptist Zwerger

Johann Baptist Zwerger, lithograph by Adolf Dauthage , sa

Prince-Bishop Johann Baptist Zwerger

Johann Baptist Zwerger , also Johannes Zwerger , (born June 23, 1824 in Altrei (South Tyrol), † August 14, 1893 in Graz ) was Prince-Bishop of Seckau .

Life

The son of a family that had lived in Altrei for a long time became a clergyman, professor at the seminary in Trient , vicar general for the German part of the diocese of Trento in 1863 and Prince-Bishop of Seckau in 1867 . As a council father, Zwerger took part in the sessions of the First Vatican Council and belonged to the majority who accepted the dogma of infallibility . He also became known through the large construction project of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Graz) .

In addition to about 60 pastoral letters , Bishop Zwerger was the author of the following writings:

What does the General Vatican Council teach about the infallibility of the Pope? Answered for his Diocesans, 1870
The need to restore the Pope's secular rule, 1870
The Situation of the Holy Church in Present Afflictions and the Duties of Catholics, 1870
The primary school in its relationships with family, church and state, 1871
The Journey to Eternity, 1872
Mary of the Angels, 1872
The world's current outrage against God and our conduct about it, 1873
The Confessional Bills, 1874
The treasures of the Roman Catholic Christians. Illustrated for his diocesans, 1874
Indulgence and Jubilee, 1875
The most beautiful virtue and the ugliest vice, 1876
Faith as a Divine Virtue or the Duty to Believe in Its Establishment, Fulfillment, and Transgression, 1877
The true Church of Jesus Christ in its essence and in its relationships with humanity, 1880

Bishop's staff Johann Baptist Zwerger. Today: Diocesan Museum Graz

After his death, other writings were published, such as:

Johannes B. Zwerger: Apis ascetica. A flower picking from ascetic works. Collected for personal use., Edited by Franz von Oer, self-published 1894

Constantin von Wurzbach : Zwerger, Johann Baptist . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 60th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1891, p. 333 f. ( Digitized version ).
Johann Baptist Zwerger, Prince-Bishop of Seckau , biography, without author, Styria Verlag, Graz 1893 (107 pages)
Friedrich Lauchert : Zwerger, Johann Baptist . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, pp. 529-531.
Norbert M. Borengässer: Johann Baptist Zwerger. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 14, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-073-5 , Sp. 668-670. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

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predecessor	Office	successor
Ottokar Maria Graf von Attems	Bishop of Seckau 1867 - 1893	Leopold Schuster