Alois Kothgasser

Alois Kothgasser (29 May 1937 – 22 February 2024) was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate. He was the bishop of Innsbruck from 1997 to 2002 and Primas Germaniae and archbishop of Salzburg from 2003 to 2013.^[1][2] He died in Salzburg on 22 February 2024, at the age of 86.^[3]

His Excellency Alois Kothgasser
Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg
Alois Kothgasser in August 2004
Appointed	27 November 2002
Term ended	4 November 2013
Predecessor	Georg Eder
Successor	Franz Lackner
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Innsbruck (1997–2002)
Orders
Ordination	9 February 1964 by Giuseppe Cognata
Consecration	23 November 1997 by Reinhold Stecher
Personal details
Born	(1937-05-29)29 May 1937 Sankt Stefan im Rosental, Styria, Austria
Died	22 February 2024(2024-02-22) (aged 86) Salzburg, Austria
Motto	VERITATEM FACIENTES IN CHARITATE
Coat of arms

Styles of Alois Kothgasser
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

Kothgasser was a former Grand Prior of the Austrian Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.