Karl Berg
Karl Berg (27 December 1908 – 1 September 1997) was an Austrian Roman Catholic cleric and Archbishop of Salzburg from 1973 to 1988.
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 | Eduard Macheiner |
| Successor | Georg Eder |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 October 1933 |
| Consecration | 25 February 1973 by Andreas Rohracher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1908 Radstadt, Austria |
| Died | 1 September 1997 (aged 88) Vienna, Austria |
| Motto | Latin: Uni Trinoque Domino (To the One and Threefold Lord) |
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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]
gollark: Sure, that makes *some* sense then.
gollark: You could say "it's better than nothing", but if you think you can do something it might give you a false sense of confidence and stop you considering safer options.
gollark: Generally, I'm pretty sure *consistently* defending (physically) against armed people when you are *not* armed is not really possible.
gollark: But there's probably a selection effect where people who both have guns and are really stupid about using them soon die/get imprisoned and no longer go around with guns.
gollark: I suppose there are a lot of stupid people.
References
- Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Karl Berg [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- "Archdiocese of Salzburg, Austria". GCatholic. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
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