Former Apostolic Prefecture of

Lausitz

Germany Germany

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Prefecture Apostolic Prefecture

Name: Lausitz (Deutsch) / Lusatia (English) / Lusazia (Italiano) / Łużyce (polski)

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History

Past Ordinaries

Prefects Apostolic of Lausitz (Roman Rite)

Bishop Franz Löbmann
(1915.01.30 – 1920.12.04)

Born:1856.01.14 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:1881.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:1915.03.23
Died:1920.12.04 († 64)

Titular Bishop of Priene (1915.01.30 – 1920.12.04)

Vicar Apostolic of Meißen (Germany) (1915.01.30 – 1920.12.04)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1915.01.30 – 1920.12.04)

Bishop Aloys Schaefer
(1906.04.04 – 1914.09.05)

Born:1853.05.02 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:1876.09.06
Consecrated Bishop:1906.05.16
Died:1914.09.05 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Abila (1906.04.04 – 1914.09.05)

Vicar Apostolic of Meißen (Germany) (1906.04.04 – 1914.09.05)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1906.04.04 – 1914.09.05)

Bishop Georg Wuschanski
(1904.02.13 – 1905.12.28)

Born:1839.11.08 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:1866.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:1904.03.19
Died:1905.12.28 († 66)

Titular Bishop of Samos (1904.02.13 – 1905.12.28)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1904.02.13 – 1905.12.28)

Bishop Ludwig Wahl
(1890.07.11 – 1900)

Born:1831.09.07 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:1856.08.09
Consecrated Bishop:1890.07.20
Died:1905.06.06 († 73)

Vicar Apostolic of Meißen (Germany) (1890.07.11 – 1900)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1890.07.11 – 1900)

Titular Bishop of Cocussus (1890.07.11 – 1905.06.06)

Bishop Franz Bernert
(1876.01.28 – 1890.03.18)

Born:1811.04.04
Ordained Priest:1834.08.04
Consecrated Bishop:1876.03.18
Died:1890.03.18 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Azotus (1876.01.28 – 1890.03.18)

Vicar Apostolic of Meißen (Germany) (1876.01.28 – 1890.03.18)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1876.01.28 – 1890.03.18)

Bishop Ludwig Forwerk
(1854.07.11 – 1875.01.08)

Born:1816.08.29 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:1839.11.18
Consecrated Bishop:1854.09.24
Died:1875.01.08 († 58)

Titular Bishop of Leontopolis in Bithynia (1854.07.11 – 1875.01.08)

Vicar Apostolic of Meißen (Germany) (1854.07.11 – 1875.01.08)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1854.07.11 – 1875.01.08)

Bishop Joseph Dittrich
(1846.04.20 – 1853.10.05)

Born:1794.04.25
Ordained Priest:1818.08.20
Consecrated Bishop:1846.05.10
Died:1853.10.05 († 59)

Titular Bishop of Corycus (1846.04.20 – 1853.10.05)

Vicar Apostolic of Meißen (Germany) (1846.04.20 – 1853.10.05)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1846.04.20 – 1853.10.05)

Bishop Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann
(1831 – 1841.09.14)

Born:1786.02.02
Ordained Priest:1808.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1819.07.11
Died:1841.09.14 († 55)

Titular Bishop of Pella (1819.01.31 – 1841.09.14)

Vicar Apostolic of Meißen (Germany) (1819.01.31 – 1841.09.14)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1831 – 1841.09.14)

Bishop Georg Franz Lock
(1801.05.22 – 1831.09.07)

Born:1751.10.03
Ordained Priest:1776.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:1801.11.01
Died:1831.09.07 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Antigonea (1801.05.22 – 1831.09.07)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1801.05.22 – 1831.09.07)

Fr. Wenzel Kobaltz
(1795.05.15 – 1796.05.02)

Died:1796.05.02

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1795.05.15 – 1796.05.02)

Bishop Johann Joseph Schüller von Ehrenthal
(1780.10.09 – 1794.09.14)

Born:1738.11.05
Ordained Priest:1761.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1783.09.21
Died:1794.09.14 († 55)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1780.10.09 – 1794.09.14)

Titular Bishop of Danaba-orum (1783.07.10 – 1794.09.14)

Bishop Martin Nugk von Lichtenhoff
(1774.01.17 – 1780.06.21)

Born:1720.10.16
Ordained Priest:1744.05.31
Consecrated Bishop:1776.05.12
Died:1780.06.21 († 59)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1774.01.17 – 1780.06.21)

Titular Bishop of Cisamus (1775.11.15 – 1780.06.21)

Fr. Carl Laurenz Cardona
(1772.01.27 – 1773.08.25)

Died:1773.08.25

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1772.01.27 – 1773.08.25)

Bishop Jakob Johann Joseph Wosky von Bärenstamm
(1743.04.04 – 1771.12.03)

Born:1692.07.26
Ordained Priest:1718.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:1753.06.24
Died:1771.12.03 († 79)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1743.04.04 – 1771.12.03)

Titular Bishop of Pergamus (1753.04.09 – 1771.12.03)

Fr. Johann Joseph Ignaz Freyschlag von Schmidenthal
(1721.11.04 – 1743.03.02)

Died:1743.03.02

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1721.11.04 – 1743.03.02)

Fr. Martin Bernhard Just von Friedenfeld
(1714.02.07 – 1721.06.09)

Born:1642
Ordained Priest:1669.03.10
Died:1721.06.09 († 78)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1714.02.07 – 1721.06.09)

Fr. Matthäus Joseph Ignaz Vitzki
(1700.12.02 – 1713.06.23)

Born:1660.09.13
Ordained Priest:1685.09.21
Died:1713.06.23 († 52)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1700.12.02 – 1713.06.23)

Fr. Martin Ferdinand Brückner von Brückenstein
(1676.05.06 – 1700.02.01)

Born:1632
Ordained Priest:1657
Died:1700.02.01 († 67)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1676.05.06 – 1700.02.01)

Fr. Peter Franz Longinus von Kieferberg
(1665.07.04 – 1675.11.11)

Born:1613
Ordained Priest:1638.12.20
Died:1675.11.11 († 61)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1665.07.04 – 1675.11.11)

Fr. Christophorus Johannes Reinheld von Reichenau
(1660.05.11 – 1665.04.25)

Born:1585
Ordained Priest:1623
Died:1665.04.25 († 79)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1660.05.11 – 1665.04.25)

Fr. Bernhard von Schrattenbach, O. Cist.
(1655 – 1660.02.26)

Died:1660.02.26

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1655 – 1660.02.26)

Fr. Martin Saudrius von Sternfeld
(1650.04.02 – 1655)

Born:1600
Ordained Priest:1639
Died:1660.04.27 († 59)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1650.04.02 – 1655)

Fr. Johann Hasius von Lichenfeld
(1644.09.13 – 1650.02.28)

Born:1584
Ordained Priest:1607
Died:1650.02.28 († 65)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1644.09.13 – 1650.02.28)

Fr. Gregor Kathmann von Maurugk
(1620.07.09 – 1644.05.03)

Born:1589.02.28
Ordained Priest:1610.04.01
Died:1644.05.03 († 55)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1620.07.09 – 1644.05.03)

Fr. August Wiederin von Ottersbach
(1609.02.25 – 1620.06.27)

Born:1575
Ordained Priest:1599
Died:1620.06.27 († 44)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1609.02.25 – 1620.06.27)

Fr. Christoph Blöbel
(1594.08.15 – 1609.02.04)

Born:1546
Ordained Priest:1569.09.21
Died:1609.02.04 († 62)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1594.08.15 – 1609.02.04)

Fr. Gregor Leisentrit
(1586.12.13 – 1594.05.23)

Born:1550
Ordained Priest:1571
Died:1594.05.23 († 43)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1586.12.13 – 1594.05.23)

Fr. Johann Leisentrit
(1559.08.22 – 1586.11.24)

Born:1527.05
Ordained Priest:1549.03
Died:1586.11.24 († 59)

Prefect Apostolic of Lausitz (Germany) (1559.08.22 – 1586.11.24)

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