Georg Holzherr

Georg Holzherr

Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeEinsiedeln Abbey
In office3 November 1969 โ€“ 9 November 2001
PredecessorRaymund Tschudi
SuccessorMartin Werlen
Orders
Ordination24 June 1953
Personal details
Born(1927-01-22)22 January 1927
Died26 February 2012(2012-02-26) (aged 85)
Altdorf, Canton of Uri, Switzerland

Georg Holzherr (22 January 1927 โ€“ 26 February 2012) was the Catholic abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland.

Holzherr became a member of the Order of Saint Benedict in 1949 and was ordained a priest in 1953. In 1969, Holzherr became abbot of the Einsiedlen Abbey retiring in 2001.[1]

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