Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer

Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer, O.S.B.
Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal priest of Sant'Eusebio
See	Archdiocese of Vienna
Enthroned	August 4, 1881 — December 14, 1889
Predecessor	Johann Rudolf Kutschker
Successor	Anton Josef Gruscha
Other posts	Previously Abbot of the monastery of Kremsmünster
Orders
Created Cardinal	November 10, 1884
Personal details
Born	August 20, 1817(1817-08-20) Schiedlberg, Austria
Died	December 14, 1889(1889-12-14) (aged 72) Vienna, Austria-Hungary

Cölestin Josef Ganglbauer, O.S.B (20 August 1817, Thanstetten - 14 December 1889, Vienna) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Vienna.

Early life and education

Joseph Ganglbauer was born in Schiedlberg, Austria. He entered the Order of St. Benedict, taking the name Cölestin. He had his religious profession on 25 August 1842. Studied theology in Linz from 1839 until 1843, receiving minor orders on August 26, 1842 and the diaconate on July 15, 1843.

Priesthood

He was ordained priest on 22 July 1843, working in the parish of Neuhofen until 1846. Then he started academic career. He was elected Prior of the monastery of Kremsmünster in 1875 and was elected its abbot on April 19, 1876.

Episcopate and cardinalate

Ganglbauer was appointed Archbishop of Vienna on 4 August 1881. Pope Leo XIII created him cardinal priest in the consistory of November 10, 1884 with the title of Sant'Eusebio.

Death

He died on December 14, 1889 at 1:25 p.m. in the archiepiscopal palace in Vienna. The remains were laid to rest in the metropolitan cathedral.

External link s

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary
• Catholic Hierarchy data for this cardinal

Preceded by Johann Rudolf Kutschker

Archbishop of Vienna 4 August 1881–14 December 1889

Succeeded by Anton Josef Gruscha

Persondata
Name	Ganglbauer, Coelestin Josef
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 20, 1817
Place of birth	Schiedlberg, Austria
Date of death	December 14, 1889
Place of death	Vienna, Austria-Hungary