Egger, Franz, geb. 1836#
b. Rippach (Tyrol), April 26, 1836, d. Innsbruck (Tyrol), May 17, 1918; 1912-1918 Prince-Bishop of Brixen/Bressanone; 1908-1912 Suffragan Bishop and Vicar General in Feldkirch; achieved a compromise between the Catholic political camps in Tyrol (the Conservatives and the Christian Socialists), in 1899 founded the "Brixener Priesterkonferenzblatt" (periodical on priest conferences).
Literature#
J. Gelmi, E. F., in: E. Gatz (ed.), Die Bischoefe der dt.-sprach. Laender 1785/1803 bis 1945, 1983.