Johann Peter Mirer
Johann Peter Mirer (born October 2, 1778 in Obersaxen ; † August 30, 1862 in St. Gallen ) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of St. Gallen .
Mirer was born the son of the gold maker and farmer Michael and his wife Maria Anna Riedi. He studied theology in Dillingen and Augsburg and was ordained a priest for the diocese of Chur on December 19, 1801 . He then studied law and philosophy in Regensburg and Würzburg . From 1809 to 1811 and from 1816 to 1819 he was a chaplain and teacher in Obersaxen. In between he was a law professor at the canton schools in Chur. On May 13, 1836 he was appointed vicar apostle for the St. Gallen part of what is now Chur-St. Gallen renamed diocese. On April 8, 1847, the Diocese of Chur-St. Gallen divided. On April 20, 1847 he was appointed Bishop of St. Gallen, on June 29, 1847 Archbishop Alessandro Macioti , Apostolic Nuncio in Switzerland, with the assistance of Kaspar de Carl ab Hohenbalken , Bishop of Chur and Georg Prünster , Auxiliary Bishop in Brixen the episcopal ordination .
literature
- Cornel Dora: Mirer, Johann Peter. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ^ Bishop Georg Prünster. Catholic-Hierarchy, accessed January 22, 2019 .
- ^ Diocese of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Bishop of St. Gallen 1847–1862 |
Carl Johann Greith |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mirer, Johann Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1778 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Obersaxen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1862 |
| Place of death | St. Gallen |