Seminary of Vienna

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Archiepiscopal Seminary of Vienna
Erzbischöfliches Priesterseminar Wien
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TypeDiocesan major seminary
Established1758; 263 years ago (1758)
by Christoph Anton Migazzi
Parent institution
Archdiocese of Vienna
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Rector
Students35 (2014)
Location
Vienna
,
Austria
Campus
LanguageGerman
WebsiteOfficial website
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The Archiepiscopal Seminary of Vienna (German: Erzbischöfliches Priesterseminar Wien), commonly referred to in German as the Wiener Priesterseminar, is a Roman Catholic major seminary that serves as the seminary of the Archdiocese of Vienna. Founded in 1758 by the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Anton Migazzi, the seminary moved to its current building, the , in 1914. Today, the rector is Rev. and enrollment is 35.

History[]

The Archiepiscopal Seminary of Vienna was founded in 1758 by Count Christoph Anton Migazzi, the Archbishop of Vienna, as the main seminary for the training of priests for the Archdiocese of Vienna. For many years, it was located in the in Stephansplatz, the same square in Vienna where St. Stephen's Cathedral is located. The building was expanded in 1805 during the reign of Archbishop Sigismund Anton von Hohenwart in order to accommodate more seminarians. By 1912, the seminary had grown to 112 seminarians.[1]

Haus Boltzmanngasse, home of the Seminary of Vienna since 1914.

During the reign of Cardinal Franz Xaver Nagl, the , a former hospital and later orphanage in the Alsergrund district of Vienna, was restored and expanded.[2] The new archbishop, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, made the decision to move the seminary from Curhaus to Boltzmanngasse.[2] The seminary made the move in the summer of 1914, and has remained in the new building ever since.[2]

Beginning with the 2012–2013 academic year, seminarians from the and will be living and studying in the Seminary of Vienna facilities. In 2014, the seminary had 35 seminarians.

Administration and organization[]

Rev. Richard Tatzreiter is the seminary rector, and Rev. Markus Muth is vice rector.[3] Rev. Michael Meßner, SJ, is the spiritual director, and Michael Sipka is the librarian.[3]

Student life[]

Student body[]

In 2014, there were 35 seminarians at the Seminary of Vienna. However, ins addition to this, there are a number of other seminarians from the and , which are now located in the same building.

Notable people[]

Alumni[]

  • Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian Benedictine cardinal; Archbishop of Vienna
  • Rudolf Henke, Austrian writer and producer at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst, German Roman Catholic priest
  • Theodor Innitzer; Austrian cardinal and politician; Archbishop of Vienna
  • Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; coadjutor bishop of Vienna
  • Joseph Kenner, Austrian artist and politician
  • Blessed Franz Alexander Kern; Austrian Premonstratensian priest
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest; Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Auxiliary Bishop of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Bishop of Eisenstadt
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and theologian; director of the Vienna Catechetical Institute
  • Heinrich Maier, Austrian Roman Catholic priest and educator; member of the Austrian Resistance
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Auxiliary Bishop of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and theologian; rector of the Collegio Teutonico
  • ; Austrian Roman Catholic priest, composer, and organist
  • , Moravian Roman Catholic bishop
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and theologian; professor at the University of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Auxiliary Bishop of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and art collector
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Vicar General and Auxiliary Bishop of Vienna
  • Blessed Anton Maria Schwartz, Austrian Roman Catholic priest; founder of the Pious Workers of St. Joseph Calasanctius of the Mother of God
  • Alois Schwarz, Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Bishop of Gurk-Klagenfurt
  • Vinzenz Eduard Milde; Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop; Bishop of Litomērice and Archbishop of Vienna
  • Thomas Renner, Austrian Benedictine priest; abbot of Altenburg Abbey
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Auxiliary Bishop of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest; director of Caritas in the Archdiocese of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and theologian
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and composer
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and diplomat; Austrian Ambassador to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic priest and theologian; professor at the University of Vienna
  • , Austrian Roman Catholic bishop; Auxiliary Bishop of Vienna

Faculty[]

  • Johann Kurz, Austrian Roman Catholic priest and educator; prefect of studies at the seminary from 1939 to 1941
  • , Austrian social worker and educator; professor at the seminary from 1996 to 2003
  • , Austrian Jesuit priest and educator; spiritual director at the seminary from 1966 to 1969

Rectors[]

  • (1 January 2011 – )[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Lins, Joseph (1912). "Vienna". The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York City: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Erzbischöfliches Priesterseminar Wien". www.wiener-priesterseminar.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-26.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Erzdiözese Wien". www.erzdioezese-wien.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  4. ^ "Erzbischöfliches Priesterseminar Wien". www.wienerpriesterseminar.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-03-27.

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