Karl Matthäus Woschitz (born September 19, 1937) is an

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and bible scholar. He is professor emeritus of

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and religious studies and was head of the institute of religious studies of the

University of Graz The University of Graz (german: link=no, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria. History The unive ...

from 1984 to 2005. Today he is rector of the Christ-König church in

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. Woschitz was born in

Sankt Margareten im Rosental Sankt Margareten im Rosental ( Slovene: Šmarjeta v Rožu) is a town in the district of Klagenfurt-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography The municipality lies in the southeast Rosental at the foot of the Hochobir. On the north, the D ...

, and received his

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at gymnasium

Schloss Tanzenberg Tanzenberg Castle (german: Schloss Tanzenberg) is a schloss in the town of Sankt Veit an der Glan in Carinthia, Austria. History In 1247, there was an individual called Konrad von Tanzenberg who owned the castle. Documents show that the pr ...

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, in 1955. He received his doctor's degree from

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

, was ordained into the priesthood in Klagenfurt (1961), and promoted to professor at University of Graz Faculty of Catholic Theology. After 1971, he taught in

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the ...

and

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and lectured at several universities in Austria and

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. From 1989 to 1991 he was

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of the University of Graz faculty of theology. He was appointed prelate of honour by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

in 1995, awarded with the

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

in 1996 and he has been Vice Dean of the

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 37 Nobel Prize laure ...

class VII - World Religions since 1994 as well as member of the

Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( sl, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti (SAZU)) is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts and brings together the top Slovene researchers and artists as members o ...

since 2001.''Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Matthäus Woschitz''
(German).

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* Living people 1937 births Academic staff of the University of Salzburg People from Klagenfurt-Land 20th-century Austrian Roman Catholic theologians 21st-century Austrian Roman Catholic theologians 20th-century Austrian Roman Catholic priests University of Innsbruck alumni Academic staff of the University of Graz Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Members of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class 21st-century Austrian Roman Catholic priests {{Christian-theologian-stub