List of Protestant superintendents in Austria
The list of Protestant superintendents in Austria includes all superintendents and bishops of the Lutheran Evangelical Church A. B. as well as all superintendents and regional superintendents of the Reformed Evangelical Church H. B. in Austria from the Tolerance Patent of 1781, as well as the military superintendents for the federal army , but not superintendents of other Protestant churches who there in Austria.
Evangelical Church AB
Bishops (universal church)
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The office of bishop was introduced with the church constitution of 1949 . The official seat of the bishop is in Vienna.
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Gerhard May | 1949-1968 |
| Oskar Sakrausky | 1968-1983 |
| Dieter Knall | 1983-1995 |
| Herwig Sturm | 1995-2007 |
| Michael Bünker | 2008 - August 2019 |
| Michael Chalupka | from September 2019 |
Ash (historical)
The Evangelische Superintendentur AB Asch existed from 1869 to 1918 and included parishes in the Ascher Ländchen .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Traugott Alberti | 1870-1914 |
| Emil Hildemann | 1914-1918 |
Bohemia (historical)
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Böhmen existed from 1784 to 1900 and included parishes in Bohemia .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Jan Láho | 1784-1785 |
| Jan Barott | 1785 |
| Štěpán Leška | 1786-1798 |
| Johann Christoph Friedrich Götschel | 1798-1799 |
| Karl Franz Hoenicka | 1800-1807 |
| Michael Gottlieb Seihm | 1807-1828 |
| Josef Krejčí | 1829-1844 |
| Heřman Kryštůfek | 1845-1863 |
| Jakub Beneš | 1863-1873 |
| Daniel Bohumil Molnár | 1873-1889 |
| Adam Ithamar Marian Cook | 1890-1900 |
Burgenland
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Burgenland was founded in 1924. The office of the superintendent is in Eisenstadt .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Theophil Beyer | 1924-1940 |
| Gustav Albert Dörnhöfer | 1940-1962 |
| Hans Gamauf | 1962-1975 |
| Gustav Reingrabner | 1975-1994 |
| Gertraud Knoll | 1994-2002 |
| Manfred Koch | 2003– |
Galicia (historical)
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Galizien existed from 1804 to 1918 comprised congregations in Galicia and Bukovina .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Josef Paulini | 1804-1806 |
| Samuel Bredetzky | 1808-1812 |
| Johann Samuel Fuchs | 1813-1817 |
| Friedrich Wilhelm Stockmann | 1818-1831 |
| Adolf Theodor Haase | 1833-1870 |
| Jacob Hönel | 1871-1885 |
| Carl Gustav Zipser | 1886-1896 |
| Hermann Fritsche | 1897-1918 |
Carinthia and East Tyrol
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Carinthia and East Tyrol was founded in 1947. The office of the superintendent is in Villach .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Fritz Zerbst | 1947-1956 |
| Gerhard Glawischnig | 1956-1968 |
| Paul Pellar | 1968-1988 |
| Herwig Sturm | 1988-1996 |
| Joachim Rathke | 1996-2001 |
| Manfred Sauer | 2002– |
Moravia and Silesia (historical)
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Moravia and Silesia existed from 1784 to 1918 and included parishes in Moravia and Silesia .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Johann Traugott Bartelmus | 1784-1809 |
| Johann Georg Schmitz | 1810-1825 |
| Andreas Paulini | 1825-1829 |
| Johann Georg Lumnitzer | 1830-1864 |
| Karl Samuel Schneider | 1864-1882 |
| Theodor Karl Haase | 1882-1909 |
| Andreas Krzywoń | 1909-1911 |
| Andreas Glajcar | 1912-1918 |
Lower Austria
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Lower Austria was founded in 1947. The office of the superintendent is in St. Pölten .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Fritz Heinzelmann | 1947-1954 |
| Valentin Schmidt | 1954-1952 |
| Friedrich Mauer | 1962-1972 |
| Heinz Schaefer | 1972-1977 |
| Hellmut Santer | 1977-1998 |
| Paul Weiland | 1998-2015 |
| Lars Müller-Marienburg | 2016– |
Upper Austria
Upper Austria , Salzburg and Tyrol belonged to the Evangelical Superintendentur AB Upper Austria until 1966 , and since then only Upper Austria. The office of the superintendent is in Linz .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Johann Christian Thielisch | 1783-1827 |
| Johann Steller | 1832-1854 |
| Johann Theodor Wehrenfennig | 1855-1856 |
| Erich Martin Sääf | 1857-1880 |
| Jakob Ernst Koch | 1880-1907 |
| Josef Friedrich Koch | 1908-1920 |
| Jakob Ernst Koch | 1921-1936 |
| Hans Eder | 1937-1940 |
| Wilhelm Mensing-Braun | 1941-1966 |
| Leopold Temmel | 1966-1980 |
| Herwig Karzel | 1980-1990 |
| Hansjörg Eichmeyer | 1990-2005 |
| Gerold Lehner | 2005– |
East Bohemia (historical)
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Ostböhmen existed from 1900 to 1918 and included parishes in Bohemia .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Karel Eduard von Lány | 1902-1903 |
| Jan Jakub Kučera | 1903-1905 |
| František Trnka | 1905-1917 |
| Ferdinand Hrejsa | 1917-1918 |
Salzburg and Tyrol
The Evangelical Superintendent of Salzburg and Tyrol was founded in 1966. The office of the superintendent is in Innsbruck .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Emil Sturm | 1966-1980 |
| Wolfgang Schmidt | 1981-1995 |
| Luise Müller | 1995-2012 |
| Olivier Dantine | 2012– |
Styria
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB Steiermark was founded in 1947. The office of the superintendent is in Graz .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Leopold Achberger | 1947-1969 |
| Martin Kirchschlager | 1969-1976 |
| Dieter Knall | 1976-1983 |
| Günter Matthias Rech | 1983-1987 |
| Ernst-Christian Gerhold | 1987-1999 |
| Hermann Miklas | 1999-2018 |
| Wolfgang Rehner | 2018– |
West Bohemia (historical)
The Evangelical Superintendentur AB West Bohemia existed from 1900 and 1918 and included parishes in Bohemia .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Albert Gummi | 1902-1918 |
Vienna
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Until 1947 Vienna , Lower Austria , Styria and Carinthia belonged to the Evangelical Superintendentur AB Wien , and since 1947 only Vienna and parts of Lower Austria. The office of the superintendent is in the 5th district of Vienna Margareten .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Johann Georg Fock | 1783-1796 |
| Johann Joachim Susemihl | 1796-1797 |
| Johann Samuel Kaltenstein | 1797-1805 |
| Johann Wächter | 1806-1827 |
| Christian Heyser | 1834-1839 |
| Ernst Pauer | 1845-1861 |
| Andreas von Gunesch | 1862-1875 |
| Karl Bauer | 1877-1895 |
| Josef Winkler | 1895-1903 |
| Carl Lichtenstettiner | 1905-1928 |
| Johannes Heinzelmann | 1928-1945 |
| Georg Traar | 1947-1972 |
| Erich Wilhelm | 1972-1982 |
| Werner Horn | 1982-2003 |
| Hansjörg Lein | 2004-2018 |
| Matthias Geist | 2018– |
Evangelical Church HB
Austria (universal church)
This superintendent, historically Inner and Lower Austria , includes all federal states of Austria including the Reformed-Lutheran mixed denominational parishes in Vorarlberg . The superintendent has held the title of state superintendent since 1949 . The official seat of the state superintendent is in Vienna.
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Carl Wilhelm Hilchenbach | 1785-1816 |
| Justus Hausknecht | 1818-1834 |
| Gottfried Franz | 1834-1873 |
| Erhard Buschbeck | 1875-1882 |
| Friedrich Otto Schack | 1883-1922 |
| Gustav Zwernemann | 1925-1946 |
| Johann Karl Egli | 1947-1952 |
| Hermann Noltensmeier | 1952-1954 |
| Volkmar Rogler | 1955-1968 |
| Imre Gyenge | 1968-1986 |
| Peter Karner | 1986-2004 |
| Wolfram Neumann | 2004-2007 |
| Thomas Hennefeld | 2007– |
Bohemia (historical)
The Evangelical Superintendentur HB Böhmen existed from 1785 to 1918 and included parishes in Bohemia .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Ferenc Kovács | 1785-1788 |
| Samuel Szucs | 1788-1798 |
| György Fazekas | 1798-1810 |
| László Baka | 1810-1820 |
| Matěj Kubeš | 1820-1855 |
| František Filipi | 1857-1861 |
| Jan Veselý | 1863-1889 |
| Justus Emanuel Szalatnay | 1889-1910 |
| Čeněk Dušek | 1910-1918 |
Moravia (historical)
The Evangelical Superintendenty HB Moravia existed from 1785 to 1918 and included parishes in Moravia .
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Michal Blažek | 1785-1827 |
| Jiří Opočenský | 1829-1842 |
| Samuel of Nagy | 1842-1863 |
| Jan Beneš | 1863-1883 |
| Josef Totušek | 1884-1899 |
| Ferdinand Císař | 1899-1918 |
Military superintendent
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Hellmut May | 1957-1967 |
| Hermann Rippel | 1968-1976 |
| Ernst August Hess | 1976-1980 |
| Julius Hanak | 1980-1998 |
| Alfred Stipanits | 1999-2000 |
| Oskar Sakrausky | 2000-2013 |
| Karl-Reinhart Trauner | 2013– |
Methodist Church
The Methodist Church in Austria
| Surname | Term of office |
|---|---|
| C. Shell | 1897–1901 (Austrian Mission as part of the North German Annual Conference) |
| C. Schütz | 1901–1907 (Austrian Mission as part of the North German Annual Conference) |
| Friedrich Heinrich Otto Melle | 1901–1911 (Austrian Mission), 1911–1920 (founding of the Mission Conference Austria-Hungary), Melle from 1907 Superintendent in Budapest |
| Hinrich Bargmann | 1911-1939; 1945-1953 |
| J. Elfner | 1939–1945 (Austrian Conference is part of the South German Annual Conference) |
| Ferdinand Mayr | 1953-1962 |
| Ernst Nausner | 1962-1967 |
| Hugo Mair | 1967-1972 |
| Walter Schwarzinger | 1972-1982 |
| Helmut Nausner | 1982-2001 |
| Lothar Poell | 2001-2016 |
| Stefan Schröckenfuchs | 2016– |
See also
literature
- Rudolf Leeb among other things: History of Christianity in Austria. From antiquity to the present . Uebereuter, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-8000-3914-1 .
Web links
- Joint internet presence of the Evangelical Churches AB and HB in Austria
- Internet presence of the Evangelical Church HB in Austria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evangelical bishop election: The new bishop is called Michael Chalupka . Article dated May 4, 2019, accessed May 4, 2019.
- ↑ The Protestant parish cluster. (No longer available online.) Ascher Kulturbesitz Foundation, archived from the original on June 9, 2013 ; Retrieved October 16, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gustav Frank: The tolerance patent of Emperor Joseph II .: Documented history of its creation and its consequences. Säcular-Festschrift of the Imperial and Royal Evangelical Oberkirchenrathes AC and HC in Vienna . Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1882, p. 156-157 .
- ↑ R. Rican: Molnár, Daniel Bohumil d. Ä .. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 356.
- ↑ Edith Bergler: The German Protestant church and school community AB of the Peace Church Eger 1862-1946. In: Eger and Egerland. Hermann Stock, accessed on October 16, 2013 .
- ^ Artur Bachmann: Personalities of Galicia-German History. Aid Committee of the Galiziendeutschen eV, accessed on October 16, 2013 .
- ^ Franciszek Michejda: Dzieje Kościoła ewangelickiego w Księstwie Cieszyńskim (od Reformacji do roku 1909) . Dom Wydawniczy i Księgarski “Didache”, Katowice 1992, ISBN 83-8557200-7 , p. 139, 170, 183, 189 .
- ↑ Rican: Lány, Karel Eduard von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1972, p. 19 f. (Direct links on p. 19 , p. 20 ).
- ↑ Rican: Kučera, Jan Jakub. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 316 f. (Direct links on p. 316 , p. 317 ).
- ↑ Otto Eißfeldt (Ed.): ... and asked about Jesus. Contributions from theology, church and history . Festschrift for Ernst Barnikol on his 70th birthday. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1964, p. 313 .
- ↑ Otakar A. Funda: Ferdinand Hrejsa. In: Slovník českých filosofů. Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, accessed October 16, 2013 (Czech).
- ↑ [1] ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ orf.at: Wolfgang Rehner new Styrian superintendent . Article dated March 11, 2018, accessed March 11, 2018.
- ↑ Styria: Inauguration of Superintendent Wolfgang Rehner ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Article dated September 21, 2018, accessed September 23, 2018.
- ^ Barbara Schmid-Egger: Clergy and Politics in Bohemia around 1900 (= Scientific materials and contributions to the history and regional studies of the Bohemian countries . Issue 21). Lerche, Munich 1974, p. 289 .
- ↑ orf.at: Matthias Geist new superintendent in Vienna . Article dated June 9, 2018, accessed June 9, 2018.
- ↑ Gustav Frank: The tolerance patent of Emperor Joseph II .: Documented history of its creation and its consequences. Säcular-Festschrift des k. k. Evangelical Oberkirchenrathes A. C. and H. C. in Vienna . Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1882, p. 158 .
- ^ Barbara Schmid-Egger: Clergy and Politics in Bohemia around 1900 (= Scientific materials and contributions to the history and regional studies of the Bohemian countries . Issue 21). Lerche, Munich 1974, p. 50 .
- ↑ Michal Flegl: Čeněk Dušek - život a dílo. (PDF file; 102 kB) In: Rodopisná revue on-line. Roč. 14, 3. 2012, pp. 14–15 , accessed on October 16, 2013 (Czech).
- ↑ Gustav Frank: The tolerance patent of Emperor Joseph II .: Documented history of its creation and its consequences. Säcular-Festschrift des k. k. Evangelical Oberkirchenrathes A. C. and H. C. in Vienna . Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1882, p. 158 .
- ↑ ester Pučálková: Život a dílo superintendenta Ferdinanda Císaře . Bakalářská diplomová práce. Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Brno 2009, p. 31 ( PDF file [accessed October 16, 2013]).
- ↑ Maria Sonnleithner: The state recognition of the Methodist Church in Austria: a hurdle in the field of tension between state and church . Ed .: University publication. Graz 2018, p. 124 .
