Johannes Maria Gföllner
Johannes Evangelist Maria Gföllner | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Linz | |
 Johannes Maria Gföllner in 1917 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Linz |
| In office | 19 August 1915 – 3 June 1941 |
| Predecessor | Rudolph Hittmair |
| Successor | Josephus Calasanz Fließer |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 October 1893 |
| Consecration | 18 October 1915 by Friedrich Gustav Piffl[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1867 |
| Died | 3 June 1941 (aged 73) |
Johannes Evangelist Maria Gföllner (17 December 1867, Waizenkirchen – 3 June 1941, Linz) was an Austrian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz.
He was ordained a priest on 28 October 1893 in Rome and went on to teach in several institutions; he was appointed a bishop on 16 July 1915.[2]
In 1933 he wrote a pastoral letter entitled "On True and False Nationalism’’ warning of the dangers of National Socialism; this letter had a circulation of about 35,000.[3] He later refused to meet Hitler during his visit to Linz.[4]
A street in Linz was named after him; however, in 2022, the local council decided to change the name of the street due to his public anti-Semitism.[5]
References
- ↑ "Bishop Johannes Evangelist Maria Gföllner". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
- ↑ "Gföllner Johannes Maria, 1915 - 1941". Diocesan of Linz. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Short biography Johannes Ev. Maria Gföllner". Diocesan of Linz. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ↑ "The Anschluss in 1938 and the Position of Linz Bishop Johannes Maria Gföllner". Diocesan of Linz. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ↑ Gschwandtner, Silvia (22 December 2022). "City Senate decides on renaming of historically charged streets". Mein Bezierk. Retrieved November 20, 2025.