Karl Arnold-Obrist
Karl Arnold-Obrist (born November 18, 1796 in Solothurn ; † December 17, 1862 ibid) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Basel . The son of a Solothurn city councilor and businessman visited the former Jesuit college in his hometown , which had been nationalized since 1773 and has now become the Solothurn Cantonal School , as well as the theological college. In 1819 he moved to the seminary Saint-Sulpice in Paris where he received the 1820 ordination . After pastorships in Kappel SO and Hägendorf , he became canon in Solothurn in 1828 and preacher at the collegiate church, today's St. Ursus Cathedral, in 1831 . On August 4, 1854 he was elected Bishop of Basel and on November 16 of the same year by Pope Pius IX. approved. On March 18, 1855, he received the episcopal ordination from the Bishop of St. Gallen , Johann Peter Mirer .
In 1860 Arnold-Obrist opened a diocesan seminary in Solothurn and in the following year made the first visitation of his diocese since 1828.
Web links
- Urban Fink: Arnold-Obrist, Karl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Entry on Karl Arnold-Obrist on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Anton Salzmann |
Bishop of Basel 1854–1862 |
Eugène Lachat |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnold-Obrist, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic Bishop of Basel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1862 |
| Place of death | Solothurn |