Karl Berg
Karl Berg | |
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Archbishop of Salzburg | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Salzburg |
Appointed | 26 December 1972 by Pope Paul VI |
Term ended | 5 September 1988 |
Predecessor | |
Successor | Georg Eder |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 October 1933 |
Consecration | 25 February 1973 by |
Personal details | |
Born | Radstadt, Austria | 27 December 1908
Died | 1 September 1997 Vienna, Austria | (aged 88)
Motto | Latin: Uni Trinoque Domino (To the One and Threefold Lord) |
Coat of arms |
Karl Berg (27 December 1908 – 1 September 1997) was an Austrian Roman Catholic cleric and Archbishop of Salzburg from 1973 to 1988.
Life[]
Berg was born on 27 December 1908 in the Austrian town of Radstadt. He was ordained into priesthood on 29 October 1933. Following his selection as Archbishop of Salzburg in 1972, he was confirmed on 9 January 1973. He held the post until his retirement on 5 September 1988.[1] From 1985 to 1988, he was president of the Austrian Bishops' Conference.[2] He died on 1 September 1997.[1]
His motto was Uni Trinoque Domino, which is translated from Latin as "To the One and Threefold Lord".[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Karl Berg [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archdiocese of Salzburg, Austria". GCatholic. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1997 deaths
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Austria
- Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI
- Roman Catholic archbishops of Salzburg
- European Roman Catholic bishop stubs
- Austrian people stubs