!!!Weber, Johann

Weber, Johann, b. St. Veit near Graz (Styria), April 26, 
1927. Cleric, 1969-2001 Bishop of Graz-Seckau. Ordination in 1950. 
Before his appointment as Bishop worked as a worker priest in 
Kapfenberg and Koeflach and also as parish priest in 
Graz-St. Andrae. In 1981 initiated the Styrian Catholic Rally and 
in 1993 the "Day of Styria". 1995-1998 chairman of the Austrian  
Conference of Bishops, 1998-2001 deputy chairman.

!Literature
K. Amon and M. Liebmann (eds.), Kirchengeschichte der 
Steiermark, 1993.


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