Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer,
O.S.B (20 August 1817 in
Thanstetten – 14 December 1889 in Vienna) was a
Cardinal
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of the
Roman Catholic Church and
Archbishop of Vienna.
Early life and education
Josef Ganglbauer was born in
Schiedlberg,
Austria. He entered the
Order of Saint Benedict, taking the name Cölestin. He had his religious profession on 25 August 1842. Studied
theology in
Linz from 1839 until 1843, receiving
minor orders on 26 August 1842 and the
diaconate on 15 July 1843.
Priesthood
He was
ordained priest on 22 July 1843, working in the parish of Neuhofen until 1846. Then he started academic career. He was elected
Prior
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of the
monastery of Kremsmünster in 1875 and was elected its
abbot on 19 April 1876.
Episcopate and cardinalate
Ganglbauer was appointed
Archbishop of Vienna on 4 August 1881.
Pope Leo XIII created him
cardinal priest in the
consistory of 10 November 1884 with the title of
Sant'Eusebio.
Death
He died on 14 December 1889, at 1:25 p.m. in the
archiepiscopal palace
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in Vienna. The remains were laid to rest in the metropolitan cathedral.
External links
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary
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1817 births
1889 deaths
19th-century Austrian cardinals
Archbishops of Vienna
People from Steyr-Land District
Austrian Benedictines
Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII
Benedictine cardinals