List of the bishops of Brno
Bishops
The following people were or are bishops of Brno
| No. | bishop | from | to | description | presentation | coat of arms |
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| 01 | Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske | 1777 | 1786 | * October 4, 1720 in Patschlawitz , ordained a priest on April 5, 1743 in Olomouc , on September 11, 1769 titular bishop of Sebaste in Palestine and auxiliary bishop in Olomouc , appointed bishop of Brno on May 18, 1777, † October 30 1786 |
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| 02 | Johann Baptist Lachenbauer O. Cr. | 1786 | 1799 | * January 31, 1741 in Broumov , ordained a priest on April 7, 1764, appointed Bishop of Brno on December 7, 1786, consecrated. on February 22, 1787, † February 22, 1799 |
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| 03 | Vinzenz Joseph Graf von Schrattenbach | 1800 | 1816 | * June 18, 1744 in Brno , ordained a priest on August 15, 1786 in Salzburg , ( Austria ), appointed Bishop of Lavant on May 31, 1777 , (moved to Marburg an der Drau / Lower Styria, today the Archdiocese of Maribor in Slovenia ) , consecutive on June 6, 1777, emeritus. on June 29, 1790, on June 26, 1795 again Bishop of Lavant, on June 4, 1800 Bishop of Brno, † May 25, 1816 |
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| 04 | Wenzel Urban from Stuffler | 1816 | 1831 | * September 27, 1764 in Brno , ordained a priest on March 7, 1789, appointed Bishop of Brno on July 28, 1817, consecrated. July 28, 1817 - May 24, 1831 |
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| 05 | Franz Anton Gindl | 1831 | 1841 | * September 15, 1786 in Ratten , ordained a priest on September 9, 1809 in Seckau , appointed titular bishop of Aureliopolis in Lydia and auxiliary bishop in Olomouc on September 30, 1831, appointed bishop of Brno on November 16, 1831, consecrated. on January 22, 1832, on January 23, 1841 Bishop of Gurk , † October 24, 1841 |
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| 06 | Anton Ernst Count von Schaffgotsch | 1841 | 1870 | * February 16, 1804 in Brno , ordained a priest on September 8, 1827, appointed titular bishop of Aureliopolis in Lydia and auxiliary bishop in Olomouc on July 11, 1839 , consecrated. Bishop of Brno on October 20, 1839, January 27, 1842, † March 31, 1870 |
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| 07 | Karl Nöttig | 1870 | 1882 | * November 23, 1806 in Bělotín / Bölten , ordained a priest in 1833, appointed Bishop of Brno on August 17, 1870, consecrated. January 8, 1871, † January 14, 1882 |
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| 08 | Francis of Sales Bauer | 1882 | 1904 | * January 26, 1841 in Hrachovec , ordained a priest on July 19, 1863 in Olomouc, appointed Bishop of Brno on July 3, 1882, consecrated. Archbishop of Olomouc on August 15, 1882, May 10, 1904, created cardinal on November 27, 1911, † November 26, 1915 |
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| 09 | Paul Count Huyn | 1904 | 1916 | * February 17, 1868 in Brno , ordained a priest on June 7, 1892, appointed Bishop of Brno on April 17, 1904, consecrated. June 26, 1904, on October 4, 1916 Archbishop of Prague, emeritus. on February 6, 1919 and titular Archbishop of Serdica , on June 13, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV. raised to honor patriarch of Alexandria, † October 1, 1946 |
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| 10 | Norbert Johann Klein , OT | 1916 | 1926 | * October 25, 1866 in Braunseifen , ordained a priest on July 27, 1890, appointed Bishop of Brno on December 7, 1916, consecrated. January 28, 1917, 1923 Teutonic Order General, emerit. January 4, 1926 and Titular Bishop of Syene , † March 10, 1933. |
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| 11 | Josef Kupka | 1931 | 1941 | * May 7, 1862 in Schwarzenberg , ordained a priest on September 20, 1884, appointed titular bishop of Adraa and auxiliary bishop in Brno on April 10, 1924, bishop of Brno on October 22, 1931, † June 10, 1941 |
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| 12 | Karel Skoupý | 1946 | 1972 | * December 30, 1886 in Lipůvka , ordained a priest on July 16, 1911, appointed Bishop of Brno on April 3, 1946, consecrated on June 30, 1946, † February 22, 1972 | ||
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| 13 | Vojtěch Cikrle | 1990 | * August 20, 1946 in Brno , ordained a priest on June 27, 1976, Bishop of Brno on February 14, 1990, ordained on March 31, 1990 |
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Auxiliary bishops
The following people are / were auxiliary bishops in Brno
| No. | bishop | from | to | description | presentation | coat of arms |
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| 01 | Josef Kupka | 1924 | 1931 | * May 7, 1862 in Schwarzenberg , ordained a priest on September 20, 1884, appointed titular bishop of Adraa and auxiliary bishop in Brno on April 10, 1924, bishop of Brno on October 22, 1931, † June 10, 1941 | ||
| 02 | Petr Esterka | 1999 | 2013 | * November 14, 1935 in Dolní Bojanovice , ordained a priest on March 9, 1963, appointed titular bishop of Cefala and auxiliary bishop in Brno on July 5, 1999 , consecrated on September 11, 1999, retired on December 9, 2013 |
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| 03 | Pavel Konzbul | 2016 | * October 17, 1965 in Brno , ordained a priest on June 28, 2003, appointed Titular Bishop of Litomyšl and Auxiliary Bishop in Brno on May 7, 2016 . |
literature
- A list of bishops can be found on p. 734 in: Joachim Bahlcke , Winfried Eberhard, Miloslav Polívka (eds.): Handbuch der historical places . Volume: Bohemia and Moravia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 329). Kröner, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-520-32901-8 .
Web links
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