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Anton Aloys Wolf

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The Right Reverend
Anton Aloys Wolf
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
File:Anton Alojzij Wolf.jpg
Church Latin Church
Installed July 12, 1824
Term ended February 7, 1859
Predecessor Bishop Augustin Johann Josef Gruber
Successor Jernej Vidmar
Orders
Ordination 1804 (deacon)
Consecration 1824
Personal details
Born Antonius Aloisius Wolf
June 14, 1782
Idrija, Slovenia
Died February 7, 1859 (aged 76)

Anton Aloys Wolf (June 14, 1782 – February 7, 1859) was a Prince-Bishop of Laibach (Ljubljana) during the 19th century.[1]

Biography

Wolf was born in Idrija and baptized Antonius Aloisius.[2] After studying theology in Ljubljana, Anton Wolf became a deacon on September 2, 1804. On December 15, 1804, he was ordained as a priest. In 1807, he became the chancellor of the diocese, and in 1814, the canon of St. Nicholas's Cathedral. On February 27, 1824, the Austrian authorities chose Anton Wolf to head the Ljubljana diocese. On July 12, 1824, Pope Leo XII approved Wolf's appointment, and he was installed as bishop on October 2, 1824. During his term as bishop, Wolf reorganized the Ljubljana diocese. He initiated and financed the publication of a new translation of the Bible in Slovene (1863), a German–Slovene dictionary (1860), and a Slovene–German dictionary. Wolf died on February 7, 1859, in Ljubljana.

Legacy

A street in Ljubljana is named after Anton Wolf.

References

  1. Back to citation de:s:BLKÖ:Wolf, Anton Alois
  2. Back to citation Taufbuch. Idrija. 1774–1784. p. 117. Retrieved December 18, 2022.