Friedrich Gustav Piffl

Friedrich Gustav Piffl (15 October 1864 – 21 April 1932) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Vienna.

His Eminence

Friedrich Gustav Piffl
Cardinal, Archbishop of Vienna
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseVienna
Installed1 June 1913
Term ended21 April 1932
PredecessorFranz Xaver Nagl
SuccessorTheodor Innitzer
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
Orders
Ordination8 January 1888
Consecration1 June 1913
Created cardinal25 May 1914
by Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1864-10-15)15 October 1864
Lanškroun Austrian Empire (Present day Czech Republic)
Died21 April 1932(1932-04-21) (aged 67)
Vienna Austria
NationalityAustrian
Coat of armsFriedrich Gustav Piffl's coat of arms
Styles of
Friedrich Gustav Piffl
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeVienna

Gustav Piffl was born in Lanškroun, Bohemia, in what was then the Austrian Empire. He was the son of Rudolf Piffl who was a bookseller and shopkeeper. He volunteered for a year in the Austrian army in his early life. After deciding to become a priest he entered the Teutonic College of S. Maria in Camposanto in Rome and later the Sankt'Augustin monastery, Austria. He joined the Congregation of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine in 1883 taking the name Friedrich. He finished his studies at the University of Vienna, where he studied philosophy.

Priesthood

He was ordained on 8 January 1888. He worked in the Archdiocese of Vienna from 1888 until 1892 in spiritual work. He was the pastor and prior of the collegiate church of Klosterneuburg until 1913 and its provost from 1907 to 1913.

Episcopate

Pope Pius X appointed him Archbishop of Vienna on 2 May 1913. He was consecrated on 1 June 1913. Pope Pius raised him to the Cardinalate, creating him Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco on 25 May 1914. He participated in the conclaves of 1914 that elected Pope Benedict XV and 1922 that elected Pope Pius XI. He was the last prince-archbishop of Vienna, holding office at the dissolution of Austria-Hungary in 1918. He died in 1932 in Vienna at the age of 67.

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