According to the archdiocese, Kothgasser died in the presence of his closest family members, the regent of the seminary Tobias Giglmayr, the seminarians and Archbishop Franz Lackner. “Archbishop Emeritus Alois passed away when we began Compline, the church night prayer, and the confession of guilt at his side. His death affects me, but I also look at his work with great gratitude,” said Archbishop Lackner in the archdiocese’s statement.
Former Archbishop Kothgasser of Salzburg died at the age of 86
