Balthasar Waltkirk Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Balthasar Waltkirk
Bishop of Malta
Diocese:Malta
Appointed:1530
Term:1530
Predecessor:Girolamo Ghinucci
Successor:Tommaso Bosio
Consecration:1530
Rank:Bishop
Death Date:1530
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Balthasar Waltkirk (died 1530) was a German Roman Catholic prelate who became the Bishop of Malta in 1530.

Biography

After the resignation of Cardinal Girolamo Ghinucci as Bishop of Malta in 1530, Pope Clement VII appointed Waltkirk as his successor in Malta. Waltkirk was appointed in the same year when the Knights Hospitallers arrived in Malta. Waltkirk died in the same year of his nomination and never managed to come to Malta.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bonnici. Alexander. Schiavone. Michael J.. 2007. Minn Publju sa Pawlu: L-Isqfijiet ta' Malta, ta' Ghawdex, u Isqfijiet Ohra Maltin. From Publius to Paul: The Bishops of Malta, Gozo, and Other Maltese Bishops. 8. Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. Pieta. mt. 254299827.