Heinrich von Lichtenau explained

Heinrich von Lichtenau (1444 - 1517) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1505 to 1517.

Biography

Heinrich von Lichtenau was born in Mindelheim in 1444.[1] He was ordained as a priest in Augsburg in 1484.

The cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral elected him Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on 1 April 1505. Pope Julius II confirmed his appointment on 7 May 1505, and he was consecrated as a bishop by Gabriel von Eyb, Bishop of Eichstätt, on 27 July 1505.

He died on 12 April 1517.

References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blich.html Profile from catholic-hierarchy.org

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