Gottfried Langwerth from Simmern

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Gottfried Langwerth von Simmern (* December 19, 1669 in Hattenheim , † June 19, 1741 in Regensburg ) was administrator , later also auxiliary bishop in Regensburg (1717 to 1741).

Life

Gottfried came from the Rhenish noble family of Langwerth von Simmern . He was the son of Georg Christian and Maria Katharina, born in Gemmingen . Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein was his great-nephew.

Since the family belonged to Protestantism for generations , Gottfried's change of faith as a young adult was extraordinary. About the Collegium Germanicum , which he graduated with excellent grades, he received from Pope Innocent XI. assigned a job as Regensburg canon . He received the deacons on June 24, 1698 - and ordained a priest on June 29 of the same year . His tasks were in the diocese administration, in which he also made a career. The effects of the War of the Spanish Succession were also felt in his position . For the underage prince-bishops Clemens August I of Bavaria and Johann Theodor of Bavaria , he carried out the administration of the diocese.

On May 10, 1717, he was finally appointed auxiliary bishop in Regensburg and titular bishop of Germanicopolis . The Archbishop of Esztergom , Christian August Cardinal von Sachsen-Zeitz donated him the episcopal ordination on July 11th of the same year; Co-consecrators were Johann Sigmund Zeller von und zu Leibersdorf , auxiliary bishop in Freising , and Johann Adam Nieberlein , auxiliary bishop in Eichstätt .

His merits include caring for converts and establishing orphanages and poor houses. His character is described as modest and characterized by inner piety.

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SURNAME Gottfried Langwerth from Simmern
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Auxiliary Bishop in Regensburg
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1669
PLACE OF BIRTH Hattenheim
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 1741
Place of death regensburg