Norbert Klein

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Norbert Klein (25 October 1866, Brunzeif - 10 March 1933) was Bishop of Brno from 1916 to 1926 and 59th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1923 to 1933.

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.

Klein died in 1933 and is buried in Freudental.

Religious titles
Preceded by Bishop of Brno
1916–1926
Succeeded by
Preceded by Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
1923–1933
Succeeded by