Lőrinc Schlauch Explained

Type:Cardinal
Honorific Prefix:His Eminence
Lőrinc Schlauch
Bishop of Oradea Mare
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Diocese:Oradea Mare
See:Oradea Mare
Appointed:26 May 1887
Term Start:24 August 1897
Term End:10 July 1902
Predecessor:Arnold Ipolyi-Stummer
Successor:Pavol Szmrecsányi
Other Post:Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1894-1902)
Ordination:3 April 1847
Ordained By:József Krivinai Lonovich
Consecration:21 September 1873
Consecrated By:János Simor
Cardinal:12 June 1893
Created Cardinal By:Pope Leo XIII
Rank:Cardinal-Priest
Birth Name:Lőrinc Schlauch
Birth Date:27 March 1824
Birth Place:Uj-Arad, Kingdom of Hungary
Death Place:Nagyvárad, Bihor, Kingdom of Romania
Parents:Pal Schlauch
Katharina Jost
Previous Post:Bishop of Satu Mare (1873-87)
Alma Mater:University of Budapest
Coat Of Arms:COA cardinal RO Schlauch Lorenz.png

Lőrinc Schlauch (27 March 1824 – 10 July 1902) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop during 19th and 20th century.

He was born in Arad in the Banat region of the Austrian Empire and was a son of Lorenz von Linden. He was appointed as a chaplain in 1847 and from 25 July 1873 to 26 May 1886, he was bishop of the Szatmárnémeti diocese.

He was created a cardinal in the consistory on 12 June 1893 by Pope Leo XIII with the title of San Girolamo dei Croati. From 1886 until his death in Nagyvárad in 1902, he served as bishop of the Nagyvárad diocese.

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