Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein explained

Georg Josef Wilhelm Aloys Rinck von Baldenstein (1704–1762) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1744 to 1762.[1]

Biography

Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein was born in Saignelégier on 9 February 1704.[2]

He was ordained as a priest on 31 March 1736. On 22 January 1744 the cathedral chapter of Basel Münster elected him to be the new Prince-Bishop of Basel, with Pope Benedict XIV confirming his appointment on 13 April 1744. He was consecrated as a bishop on 22 November 1744.

He died on 13 September 1762.

References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=NB9YAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT234 Sprink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circle, Vol I. (1893), p. 446
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brvba.html Profile on catholic-hierarchy.org