Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim
Austrian Roman Catholic bishop and blessed (1777-1860)
Feast: 3 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer, fifth of seven children of the Tyrol's receiver-general, was born at Bolzano on 15 April 1777 and ordained there on 27 July 1800. He was a curate, a professor of theology at Trent, parish priest of Merano from 1819 and pro-vicar for the German-speaking part of the diocese.
As Bishop of Trent he governed with evangelical ardour and humanity, and in time of disaster gave wonderful witness of love for his flock.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A bishop of faith and humanity who stood by his people in time of disaster.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Giovanni Nepomuceno de Tschiderer
- Wikidata Q649081 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.