Johannes Evangelist Haller (30 April 1825 – 5 May 1900) was an Austrian-Hungarian prelate of the

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who was

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from 1890 until his death. He was made a cardinal in 1896.

Biography

Johannes Evangelist Haller was born on 30 April 1825 in St. Martin in Passeier in the

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...

, then within the

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and now in Italy. His father was a farmer. He went to school in

Meran Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier ...

and Innsbruck and studied philosophy and theology at the seminary in

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. On 21 May 1848 he was ordained a priest in Trento. He earned a doctorate in theology and worked as chaplain and parish vicar until 1860 when he became a chaplain at

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. He was later pastor in

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. From 1871 to 1874 he was episcopal vicar for the German-speaking part of the Diocese of Trento. On 14 August 1874, Haller was appointed

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and auxiliary bishop of

. He received his episcopal consecration on 14 October 1874 in Salzburg from Archbishop

Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy (Hungarian: Tarnózy Miksa) (24 October 1806 – 4 April 1876) was an Austrian Cardinal and Archbishop. He was born in Schwaz on 24 October 1806, the son of Franz Xaver von Tarnóczy (Tarnóczy Ferenc), a Hungar ...

. He came into conflict with local authorities by opposing government supervision of educational institutions, and the government opposed his appointment as bishop of Trento despite his nomination by local church authorities following vacancies in 1879 and again in 1886. On 20 December 1880, Haller was appointed auxiliary bishop in Salzburg, where he was appointed cathedral provost. On 20 May 1890, the Salzburg cathedral chapter elected Haller to serve as Archbishop of Salzburg, where his title was Prince-Archbishop.

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confirmed the election on 26 June 1890, elevated him to cardinal on 29 November 1895, and assigned him the title of Cardinal Priest of

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on 25 June 1896. DSC0822 Krypta (Salzburger Dom) room 5 - Haller

Haller founded the Johanneum seminary in Meran and developed plans for a Catholic University of Salzburg. He oversaw the 1897 revision of the Austrian catechism. He died in Salzburg on 5 May 1900 and was buried in the crypt of the

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* * N.B. The family background this site provides for Haller is that of Cardinal

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