Johann von Leiß

Johann von Leiß zu Laimburg (born June 18, 1821 in Innsbruck ; † April 23, 1884 in Brixen ) was the parish priest and dean of Innsbruck, bishop of the diocese of Brixen , honorary doctor of theology from the University of Innsbruck , member of the Austrian Imperial Council and the Tyrolean Parliament .

Life

Johann von Leiß zu Laimburg was born in Innsbruck. After completing his theological studies, he was ordained a priest on July 27, 1845 and was assistant priest in Eben am Achensee. After two years of pastoral work in Schwaz, he became a cooperator in Innsbruck, from where he was transferred to Bregenz as pastor and dean. In the same capacity he was appointed to Innsbruck on 1862. In 1874 Johann von Leiß was made Honorary Domeon of Brixen. On November 30, 1879, he was appointed Prince-Bishop of Brixen. On this day, the appointment of the auxiliary bishop and provost of the Salzburg cathedral chapter Giovanni Giacomo della Bona as Prince-Bishop of Trento was announced in the “Wiener Zeitung” . The consecration of the new bishop took place on April 4, 1880 in the Bressanone Cathedral .

With Johann von Leiß, a conciliatory senior shepherd ascended the Brixen bishop's chair, which the conservatives rejected as too tolerant and indulgent. With kindness and balance, however, Leiß succeeded in breaking down the prejudices prevailing against him among the clergy and people and gaining sympathy. Archduke Karl Ludwig once described him as an “excellent bishop” in a telegram sent to the governor. Johann Leiß, who had complained of heart cramps a few days earlier, died on April 23, 1884 of a myocardial infarction. His body was buried in the cathedral on April 28th. He established the Vincentinum as the universal heir to his estate .

family

The Leiß are an old generation. The name appears for the first time in 1422 in Stephan von Mayrhofen’s genealogical tables. According to Mairhofen records, Barthlmä Leiß from Prutz was the first to bear this name. On January 16, 1591, Johann Leiß, who was the guardian of Kaltern, was raised to the nobility by Archduke Ferdinand. His son Paul received the nobility confirmation from Emperor Ferdinand II on January 22, 1624 with the title of "Laimburg". In 1684 the family became a country estate. Prince-Bishop Johannes was one of seven siblings of the remaining offspring of the Leiß family.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Innsbrucker Nachrichten December 1, 1879, p. 1 and Wiener Zeitung November 30, 1880, p. 1)
2. ↑ History of the Dioceses of Bozen-Brixen and Innsbruck, Part 4, The Most Recent Times from 1803 to 1919, page 20
3. ↑ Innsbrucker Nachrichten, April 25, 1884, p. 1 f.
4. ^ Innsbrucker Nachrichten, April 19, 1880, p. 1188.

predecessor	Office	successor
Vincent Gasser	Bishop of Brixen 1880–1884	Simon Aichner