Born January 22, 1945 in Skalka, Bohemia. The family flees to Austria in September 1945; school in Schruns and Bludenz (Vorarlberg). In 1963 joined the Dominican Order. Studies of philosophy, psychology and theology in Walberberg near Bonn, Regensburg, Vienna and Paris:

Walberberg/Bonn: philosophy and theology; Le Saulchoir: theology; Vienna: philosophy and psychology; Ecole Practique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne: christianism byzantine and slav.

Ordained priest 1970 in Vienna, doctorate 1974 in Paris. 1973-1975 students' chaplan in Graz. 1975-1991 professor for Catholic Dogmatic Theology in Fribourg (Switzerland).
From 1980 to 1985 member of the International Theological Commission, 1987 - 1992 editing secretary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Ordained auxiliary bishop September 29, 1991 at the Cathedral of St. Stephans, Vienna.
Since September 14, 1995 Archbishop of Vienna; received Pallium June 29, 1996.
February 21, 1998 created Cardinal (Tit.church in Rome: Gesù Divino Lavoratore)
Since June 30, 1998 President of the Austrian Bishops' Conference
Received award "Goldenes Komturkreuz with star of decoration for merits for the region of Lower Austria" on September 23, 1998; honorary doctor of the Catholic-Theology- Faculty University Prague (1999), of the University Bucarest (2000), Tulane University (2001), Franciscan University Steubenville (2002).

Publications (choice): Sophrone de Jérusalem, Paris 1972; Die Christusikone, Schaffhausen 1984 (american translation "The Human Face of God", San Francisco 1994); Einheit im Glauben, Einsiedeln 1984; The Mystery of the Incarnation, San Francisco 1993; Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, San Francisco 1994; From Death to Life. The Christian Journey, San Francisco 1995; Living the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Creed, San Francisco 1995; Loving the Church, San Francisco 1998; Die Menschen, die Kirche, das Land - Christentum als gesellschaftliche Herausforderung (Vienna 1998); Wähle das Leben. Die christliche Moral nach dem Katechismus der Katholischen Kirche (Wien 1998); Wege des Betens. Das Gebet im Katechismus der Katholischen Kirche (Wien 2000); Gott sandte seinen Sohn: Christologie (Paderborn 2002); Jesus als Christus erkennen. Impulse zur Vertiefung des Glaubens (Freiburg 2002); Mein Jesus. Gedanken zum Evangelium (Wien 2002); Jesus nachfolgen im Alltag. Impulse zur Vertiefung des Glaubens (Freiburg 2004); numerous articles.

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