Josef Moser (politician, 1870)

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Josef Moser (born April 2, 1870 in Enzenkirchen , † June 6, 1952 in Linz ) was an Austrian Roman Catholic clergyman , politician of the CS and member of the Federal Council .

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Josef Moser was born on April 2, 1870 in the municipality of Enzenkirchen in the Innviertel . He attended elementary school and grammar school in Linz and, after graduating from the state grammar school in 1889, entered the Augustinian Canon Monastery of St. Florian , whereupon he began to study theology here . He was ordained a priest on July 29, 1894; after that he was prefect of the St. Florian Boys' Choir (until 1900) and cooperator in Wallern and Ansfelden . In 1906 he rose to the position of diocesan praeses and central praeses of the Reichsbund, or federal praeses for short . At the request of Johann Nepomuk Hauser , Moser became secretary of the Catholic People's Association for Upper Austria in 1908 , which at the time was also the regional party leadership of the Christian Socials and whose general secretary he became in 1919.

On June 10, 1914, Moser, whose original association was the KÖStV Austria Wien , became a band philistine of the KÖStV Kürnberg , a color-bearing and non-striking student association and member of the Austrian Cartel Association (ÖCV), founded in 1900 . Furthermore, Moser, who had the couleur name Hagen , received the honor ribbon of the KÖHV Carolina Graz . Moser, who was considered a talent for organization, earned merits at the Volksverein in the construction of its new Volksvereinshaus in Harrachstrasse 12 in Linz (today (as of 2019) still the seat of the Upper Austrian Farmers' Union ). He was critical of some changes within the association; So among other things, the leagues created within the Volksverein, such as the aforementioned Upper Austrian Farmers Association. He was anxious to run the club in its old form.

Due to his position as General Secretary of the People's Association, he was Upper Austrian member of the Austrian Federal Council from July 2, 1925 to December 14, 1933 ( II. , III. And IV. Legislative period ). He resigned his mandate due to the decision of the Austrian Bishops' Conference that had been taken shortly before to withdraw priests from politics. As a result, Moser largely withdrew from public life; among other things, because allegations had been made against him. In addition, Moser held the office of director of the Austrian St. Joseph Priest Association (diocesan priest aid); this association existed until June 30, 2006, before it was dissolved. Moser was honored and awarded many times throughout his life; so he received the honorary title of clergyman in 1912 and was awarded the War Cross for Civil Merit, Second Class, in 1916. In 1918 he was appointed consistorial councilor. He was also the bearer of the Silver and Large Silver Badges of Honor for services to the Republic of Austria and from 1933 Honorary President of the Reichsbund.

After resigning the office of Federal President of the Reichsbund in 1933 and the office of General Secretary of the Volksverein in 1934, which was sometimes connected with the founding of the Catholic Action , Moser retired in 1934 and died on July 6, 1952 at the age of 82 in Linz, where he had lived in seclusion since his retirement.

Awards and honors (selection)

literature

  • Michael Polgar: 100 years of K.Ö.ST.V. Kürnberg 1900–2000 . Self-published, Rohrbach 2000, p. 208-209 .
  • Johannes Ebner: Bishops' Conference decides to withdraw the clergy from politics (November 30, 1933). In: New archive for the history of the Diocese of Linz. 2nd year, Linz 1982/1983, issue 1, pp. 69–77, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Matricula Online - Enzenkirchen, Baptisms - Duplicates 1870, entry no. 12, 4th line
  2. ↑ Church Ordinance Sheet for the Diocese of Gurk, No. 4, October 2, 2006 , accessed on October 11, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Moser, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Roman Catholic clergyman, politician and member of the Federal Council
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Enzenkirchen , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1952
Place of death Linz , Austria