Franz Xaver Nagl S.T.D.

Doctor of Sacred Theology

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 (26 November 1855 – 4 February 1913) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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 and Archbishop of Vienna

Archbishop of Vienna

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Nagl was born in Vienna

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, Austria

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, as the son of Leopold Nagl, a doorman, and Barbara Kloiber. He was educated at the Seminary

Seminary

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 of Krems and later at the Seminary of Sankt Pölten from 1874 until 1878, then finally at the University of Vienna

University of Vienna

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, where he earned a doctorate

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 in theology

Theology

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 in 1883. He was ordained on 14 July 1878 and did pastoral work in the archdiocese of Vienna until 1882, when he was appointed chaplain

Chaplain

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 of S. Maria dell'Anima (Austrian church in Rome), where he served until 1883. He was professor

Professor

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 of philosophy

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 and exegesis

Exegesis

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 at the Seminary of Sankt Pölten until 1885. He was Chaplain at the Imperial Court of Vienna from 1885 until 1887. He was Rector

Rector

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 of S. Maria dell'Anima from 1889 until 1902. He was created Protonotary apostolic

Monsignor

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 in 1893 and was Canon

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 of the cathedral chapter of Vienna.

Episcopate

Pope Leo XIII

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 appointed him Bishop of Trieste and Capodistria on 2 June 1902, and he was consecrated on 15 June. He was promoted to the titular see

Titular see

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 of Tiro

Archbishop of Tyre

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and appointed coadjutor bishop

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 of Vienna

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 on 19 January 1910, succeeding to the metropolitan see of Vienna on 5 August 1911.

Cardinalate

He was created Cardinal-Priest of San Marco

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in the consistory

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 of 27 November 1911 by Pope Pius X

Pope Pius X

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. During his time as Archbishop of Vienna he was a counselor to Emperor

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 Franz Josef I of Austria and member of the Chamber of Lords and of the Landtag

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. He died in 1913.