Josef Venantius von Wöss (13 June 1863 – 22 October 1943) was a Viennese church musician, composer, teacher of harmony and music publishing lector.

Wöss was born in Cattaro, Kingdom of Dalmatia (now Montenegro),[1] the son of an Austrian army captain (Hauptmann).

He was also reporter for the trade journal Musica divina, and a member of the society Denkmäler der Tonkunst in Österreich.

[1] Wöss died in Vienna at age 80, and was buried in the Hernalser Friedhof where he was granted a grave of honour.

[1][2] Choral sacred compositions by Wöss include:[2] Two of his hymn melodies, both to texts by Guido Maria Dreves, are contained in the German Catholic hymnal Gotteslob: "Gelobt seist du, Herr Jesu Christ" (GL 375) and "Ein Danklied sei dem Herrn" (GL 382).