Valentin Wiery (12 February 1813 – 29 December 1880) was an Austrian Catholic Bishop.
[1] Wiery was born in St Marein in Wolfsberg, and was educated locally (learning the Slovenian language).
He then studied at the gymnasia in Görz and in Klagenfurt, where he pursued the philosophy curriculum.
[3] Recognizing his talent, the bishop of Lavant, Ignaz Franz Zimmermann (1824–1843), sent him to the graduate seminary for priests in Vienna, where he obtained a doctorate in theology.
[6] Canon Wiery was appointed Prince-Bishop of Gurk on 30 October 1858, and confirmed on 20 November.