Vitus Pichler (born at Großberghofen, 24 May 1670; died at Munich, 15 February 1736) was an Austrian Jesuit canonist and controversial writer.
He studied for the secular priesthood, but after ordination entered the Society of Jesus, 28 September 1696.
He acquired fame in the field of canon law, which he taught for nineteen years at Dillingen, and at Ingolstadt, where he was the successor of Francis Xavier Schmalzgrueber.
These included:[1] Pichler's controversial works were in great vogue during the eighteenth century, while his books on canon law were used as textbooks in many universities.
His solutions to difficult cases in jurisprudence gave a decided impetus to the study of the canons and afforded a key to the intricate portions of the Corpus juris canonici.