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'''Norbert Klein''' (25 October 1866, [[Ryžoviště (Bruntál District)|Brunzeif]] - 10 March 1933) was [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno|Bishop of Brno]] from 1916 to 1926 and 59th [[Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights|Grand Master]] of the [[Teutonic Order]] from 1923 to 1933.
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| buried = [[Bruntál]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
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'''Norbert Klein''' (25 October 1866 in [[Ryžoviště (Bruntál District)|Brunzeif]], [[Austrian Silesia]] – 10 March 1933 in [[Bruntál]], [[Czechoslovakia]]) was [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno|Bishop of Brno]] from 1916 to 1926 and 59th [[Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights|Grand Master]] of the [[Teutonic Order]] from 1923 to 1933.<ref name=ST>[https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/26029/Last_Prussians_Corrctd_Jan_30_2017_1_AAM.pdf;jsessionid=DBE915D01FEE2F59E541F528FDAD9BB1?sequence=1 St Andrew’s University website, ''Last Prussians'', document by Tomasz Kamusella]</ref>
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Klein was ordained to the priesthood on 27 July 1890 as a member of the Teutonic Order. On 7 December 1916 he was appointed to be Bishop of Brno. On 28 January 1917 he was ordained bishop. In 1923 he became the first clerical grand master of the Teutonic Order when [[Archduke Eugen of Austria]] resigned in order to ensure that the order retained its properties which were threatened with confiscation by the Austrian Republic. On 4 January 1926 Klein resigned as Bishop of Brno and was named Titular Bishop of Syene.


==Life==
Klein died in 1933 and is buried in [[Freudental]].
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Klein began his theological studies in 1885 at [[Olomouc]]. He continued for two years before entering the novitiate of the Teutonic Order in 1887. On 27 July 1890 he was ordained to the priesthood and in 1892 he made his solemn profession in the order. In 1903 he was named Prior of [[Opava]]. On 7 December 1916 he was appointed to be [[Bishop of Brno]]. On 28 January 1917 he was ordained bishop. On 30 April 1923 he became the first clerical grand master of the Teutonic Order when [[Archduke Eugen of Austria]] resigned in order to ensure that the order retained its properties in [[First Austrian Republic|Austria]] and [[First Czechoslovak Republic|Czechoslovakia]] which were threatened with confiscation by the respective governments. On 4 January 1926 Klein resigned as Bishop of Brno and was named Titular Bishop of Syene.


In 1929 Klein transformed the Order into a monastic order.<ref name=ST />
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Klein died on 10 March 1933, and is buried in [[Bruntál]]. After his death Paul Heider became grand master for three years; upon Heider's death, Klein’s nephew Robert Schälzky became grand master.<ref name=ST />

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Latest revision as of 05:25, 2 February 2024

For the Dutch politician, see Norbert Klein (politician).
Hochmeister

Norbert Klein
Hochmeister
Bishop of Brno
Bishop Norbert Jan Nepomuk Klein
Appointed7 December 1916
PredecessorPavel Huyn
SuccessorJosef Kupka
Orders
Consecration28 January 1917
by Lev Skrbenský z Hříště
Personal details
Born(1866-10-25)25 October 1866
Brunzeif, Austrian Silesia
Died10 March 1933(1933-03-10) (aged 66)
Bruntál, Czechoslovakia
BuriedBruntál, Czechoslovakia
DenominationRoman Catholic

Norbert Klein (25 October 1866 in Brunzeif, Austrian Silesia – 10 March 1933 in Bruntál, Czechoslovakia) was Bishop of Brno from 1916 to 1926 and 59th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1923 to 1933.[1]

Life[edit]

Klein began his theological studies in 1885 at Olomouc. He continued for two years before entering the novitiate of the Teutonic Order in 1887. On 27 July 1890 he was ordained to the priesthood and in 1892 he made his solemn profession in the order. In 1903 he was named Prior of Opava. On 7 December 1916 he was appointed to be Bishop of Brno. On 28 January 1917 he was ordained bishop. On 30 April 1923 he became the first clerical grand master of the Teutonic Order when Archduke Eugen of Austria resigned in order to ensure that the order retained its properties in Austria and Czechoslovakia which were threatened with confiscation by the respective governments. On 4 January 1926 Klein resigned as Bishop of Brno and was named Titular Bishop of Syene.

In 1929 Klein transformed the Order into a monastic order.[1]

Klein died on 10 March 1933, and is buried in Bruntál. After his death Paul Heider became grand master for three years; upon Heider's death, Klein’s nephew Robert Schälzky became grand master.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c St Andrew’s University website, Last Prussians, document by Tomasz Kamusella
Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Brno
1916–1926 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
1923–1933 		Succeeded by
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