Josef Fessler

Josef Fessler (2 December 1813 – 25 April 1872) was an Austrian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Sankt Pölten.

Quotes about Josef Fessler

• It was certainly wise to choose a prelate whose vast and intimate acquaintance with the Fathers and with ecclesiastical history was equalled only by his thorough knowledge of canon law. He seems to have given universal satisfaction by his work as secretary, but the burden was a heavy one, and in spite of his excellent constitution his untiring labours were thought to have been the cause of his early death.
  • Henry Palmer Chapman, Josef Fessler Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)