Karl Berg (27 December 1908 – 1 September 1997) was an

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cleric and

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from 1973 to 1988.

Life

Berg was born on 27 December 1908 in the Austrian town of

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. He was ordained into priesthood on 29 October 1933. Following his selection as Archbishop of Salzburg in 1972, he was confirmed on 9 January 1973. He held the post until his retirement on 5 September 1988. From 1985 to 1988, he was president of the

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. He died on 1 September 1997. The anti-

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-monument on

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(Salzburg) is, among others also dedicated to him. His motto was ''Uni Trinoque Domino'', which is translated from

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as "To the One and Threefold Lord".

References

1908 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Austria Bishops appointed by Pope Paul VI Roman Catholic archbishops of Salzburg {{Austria-RC-bishop-stub