Joseph Anton Salzmann
Joseph Anton Salzmann (born April 25, 1780 in Lucerne , † April 23, 1854 in Solothurn ) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Basel .
The son of a printer and bookseller attended high school in his hometown and studied at the local lyceum from 1797 . When he became here already with 19 years of Lecturer (1799), he received in the April 11, 1803 Konstanz the priesthood . This was followed by a career as a theology professor, canon, episcopal commissioner and provicer for the canton of Lucerne, provost of St. Leodegar in Lucerne, managing director of the nuncio ( Gestor negotiorum Nuntiaturae ), cathedral dean in Solothurn and administrator of the diocese of Basel after the death of the last prince-bishop Franz Xavier von Neveu on August 23, 1828. On July 26, 1829 he was ordained bishop as his successor . The Aargau monastery dispute and the recall of the Jesuits to Lucerne in 1844, which ultimately led to the Sonderbund War of 1847, took place during his episcopate .
literature
- Urban Fink: Salzmann, Josef Anton. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Salzmann, Joseph Anton . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, pp. 290-293.
- Franz Xaver Bishop: SALZMANN, Joseph Anton. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 8, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-053-0 , Sp. 1277-1279.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Franz Xaver of Neveu |
Bishop of Basel 1828–1854 |
Karl Arnold-Obrist |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Salzmann, Joseph Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop in Basel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucerne |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1854 |
| Place of death | Solothurn |