Josephus Calasanz Fließer
Austrian priest
Josephus Calasanz Fließer (born 1896 in Perg) was an Austrian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1919. He was appointed bishop in 1946. He is most remembered for his pragmatic policy towards the Nazis, and particularly his attempt to dissuade Bl. Franz Jägerstätter from resisting conscription. He died in 1960.[1]
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- ^ https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlinz.html CH
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