List of the bishops of Leitmeritz
The following people were or are bishops of Litomerice / ( Litoměřice )
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| 01 | Maximilian Rudolf von Schleinitz | 1655 | 1675 | * 1606 in Warnsdorf , on 6 May 1630 in Prague for priests ordained for the July 2, 1655 Bishop appointed by Litomerice, consecrated on July 3, 1655, † October 13, 1675 |
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| 02 | Jaroslaw Ignaz von Sternberg | 1675 | 1709 | * May 23, 1641 in Prague , ordained a priest in Prague in 1668, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on October 30, 1675, confirmed by Pope Clement X on June 22, 1676 , consecrated. on September 13, 1676, † April 12, 1709 |
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| 03 | Hugo Franz von Königsegg-Rothenfels | 1709 | 1720 | * May 7, 1660 in Vienna ( Austria ) ordained a priest on April 4, 1705 in Leitmeritz, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on August 6, 1709, on June 26, 1711 by Pope Clemens XI. confirmed, consecutive on June 7, 1711, † September 6, 1720 |
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| 04 | Johann Adam Wratislaw von Mitrowitz | 1721 | 1733 | * May 20, 1677 in Chotoviny , ordained a priest on April 15, 1702 in Prague, appointed Bishop of Königkrätz on November 12, 1710 , and on May 12, 1711 by Pope Clemens XI. confirmed, consecutive elected Bishop of Leitmeritz on June 14, 1711, January 9, 1721, and Pope Innocent XIII on September 24, 1721 . confirmed, installed on May 3, 1722, † June 2, 1733 |
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| 05 | Moritz Adolf Karl of Saxony-Zeitz-Neustadt | 1733 | 1759 | * December 1, 1702 in Neustadt an der Orla , converted on March 22, 1716, 1725 priest in the Apostolic Vicariate of the North , Germany , appointed titular bishop of Pharsalus on February 8, 1730 , consecrated. elected Bishop of Königgrätz on August 27, 1730, October 8, 1731, and Pope Clement XII on March 3, 1732 . confirmed, on July 4, 1733 Bishop of Leitmeritz, confirmed on October 1, 1733 and installed on December 7, 1733, † June 20, 1759 |
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| 06 | Emmanuel Ernst von Waldstein | 1760 | 1789 | * July 17, 1716 in Prague, ordained a priest on December 17, 1740 in Prague, appointed auxiliary bishop in Prague un titular bishop of the Amyclae on May 23, 1756 , appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on July 19, 1759, on January 28, 1760 confirmed by Pope Clement VIII , installed on March 17, 1760, † March 7, 1789 | ||
| 07 | Ferdinand Kindermann von Schulstein | 1790 | 1801 | * September 27, 1740 in Království , ordained a priest on March 3, 1765 in Prague, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on February 4, 1790 and on March 29, 1790 by Pope Pius VI. confirmed, consecutive July 4, 1790, † May 25, 1801 |
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| 08 | Wenceslaus Leopold Chlumčanský from Přestavlk | 1802 | 1815 | * November 15, 1749 at Hostitz Castle, South Bohemia , ordained a priest on December 19, 1722 in Prague, appointed auxiliary bishop in Prague and titular bishop of Cydonia on June 1, 1795 , consecrated. appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on September 28, 1795, October 15, 1801 and installed on June 30, 1802, Archbishop of Prague on December 30, 1814, † June 14, 1830 |
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| 09 | Josef Franz Hurdálek | 1815 | 1822 | * November 6, 1747 in Náchod , ordained a priest on September 21, 1771, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on December 18, 1815, consecrated. , on 18 February 1816 on 28 September 1822 emeritus , † 27 December 1833 |
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| 10 | Vincenz Eduard Milde | 1823 | 1832 | * May 11, 1777 in Brno , ordained a priest on March 9, 1800 in Vienna , appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on January 16, 1823 and confirmed by Pope Pius VII on May 6, 1823 , consecrated. July 13, 1823, Archbishop of Vienna on October 27, 1893 , enthroned on May 31, 1832, † March 14, 1853 |
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| 11 | Augustin I. Bartolomäus Hille | 1832 | 1865 | * December 2, 1786 in Großschönau , appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on July 2, 1832, consecutive. September 16, 1832 - April 26, 1865. |
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| 12 | Augustine II. Pavel Vahala | 1866 | 1877 | * March 23, 1802 in Palacove , ordained a priest on September 22, 1827, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on April 8, 1866, cons. April 15, 1866, † September 10, 1877 | ||
| 13 | Anton Ludwig Frind | 1879 | 1881 | * October 9, 1823 in Hainspach , consecrated Bishop of Leitmeritz on June 22, 1879, † October 18, 1881 |
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| 14th | Emmanuel Johann Schöbel | 1882 | 1909 | * February 12, 1824 in Radowenz , consecrated Bishop of Leitmeritz on August 6, 1882, † November 28, 1909 |
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| 15th | Josef Gross | 1910 | 1931 | * October 10, 1866 in Pfraumberg , appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on April 20, 1910, consecutive. on May 22, 1910, † January 20, 1931 |
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| 16 | Anton Alois Weber | 1931 | 1947 | * October 24, 1877 in Wolfsberg , ordained a priest on February 17, 1901, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on October 22, 1931, consecrated. appointed titular Archbishop of Samos on November 22, 1931, retired on March 10, 1947, titular Archbishop of Samos on March 10, 1947 , † September 12, 1948 |
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| 17th | Štěpán Trochta SDB | 1947 | 1974 | * March 26, 1905 in Francova Lhota , ordained a religious priest on June 29, 1932, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on September 27, 1947, episcopal ordination November 16, 1947. On April 28, 1969, appointed cardinal in pectore , on May 5 1973 official cardinal appointment, † April 6, 1974 |
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| 18th | Josef Koukl | 1989 | 2003 | * November 8, 1926 in Brno, ordained a priest on April 23, 1950, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on July 26, 1989, episcopal ordination on August 27, 1989, retired on December 24, 2003, † May 22, 2010 |
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| 19th | Pavel Posád | 2003 | 2008 | * June 28, 1953 in Budkov , ordained a priest on June 26, 1977 in Brno, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on December 24, 2003, episcopal ordination on February 28, 2004, on January 26, 2008 appointment as auxiliary bishop in Budweis and titular bishop of Poetovium |
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| 20th | Jan Baxant | 2008 | * October 8, 1948 in Karlovy Vary , ordained a priest on June 23, 1973 in Prague, appointed Bishop of Leitmeritz on October 4, 2008, episcopal ordination on November 22, 2008 |
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Web links
- Entry on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
literature
- Jaroslav Macek: The diocese of Leitmeritz. The bishops and the fate of the Leitmeritz diocese 1655-2005. Translated from the Czech by Jana Niedermaier. Sudetendeutsches Institut, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-933161-09-3 .
- A list of bishops can be found on p. 733 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 .
- Information from 1656 to 1733 in: Schönfeldsches Museum: Materials on the diplomatic genealogy of the nobility of the Austrian monarchy , Volume 1, Prague 1812, p. 123