Andreas Franz Frühwirth
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His Eminence the Most Rev. Lord Brother Andreas Frühwirth, O.P. |
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| Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery | |
| Appointed | 19 December 1927 |
| Predecessor | Ottavio Cagiano de Azevedo |
| Successor | Tommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso |
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| Ordination | 5 July 1868 |
| Consecration | 30 November 1907 by Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta |
| Created Cardinal | 6 December 1915 |
| Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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| Birth name | Franz Frühwirth |
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21 August 1845 Sankt Anna am Aigen, Styria, Austria |
| Died | 9 February 1933 (aged 87) Rome, Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Eraclea (titular see) |
Andreas Frühwirth, O.P., (21 August 1845 – 9 February 1933) was an Austrian friar of the Dominican Order. He was promoted to the rank of cardinal of the Catholic Church and served as the Major Penitentiary of Apostolic Penitentiary.
He was born Franz Frühwirth in the village of St. Anna am Aigen, located in the Province of Styria, Austria. His last name is also listed as Frühwirt.
Frühwirth joined the Dominican Order on 13 September 1863 in Graz and received the religious name of Andreas. He was professed on 14 September 1864. He studied at the Dominican houses of studies where he studied philosophy and theology. Later at the College of St Thomas in Rome, the future Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome from 1869 to 1870. He completed the exam for Lectorate at the College in 1870.
Frühwirth was ordained to the priesthood on 5 July 1868 in Graz. He then taught theology for six years in the Dominican College of Graz and was its prior from 1872 to 1875, and then prior of the house in Vienna from 1876 to 1880. He was elected Master General of the Order at the General Chapter in Lyon on 19 September 1891 and served in that post until 21 May 1904.
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