Joseph von Schork (7 December 1829 - 25 January 1905) was Archbishop of Bamberg from 1890 to the time of his death.
Joseph von Schork | |
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 Joseph von Schork, c. 1900 | |
| Archdiocese | Bamberg |
| Appointed | 26 August 1890 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Friedrich Schreiber |
| Successor | Friedrich Philipp von Abert |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 August 1854 |
| Consecration | by Franz Joseph von Stein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1829 Kleinheubach, Bavaria |
| Died | 25 January 1905 Bamberg, Bavaria |
Early life and education
editBorn to a coachman in the service of the princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, von Schork attended Latin school in Miltenberg and the grammar school and lyceum in Aschaffenburg. Following this, he went on to study theology in Würzburg.[1]
Career
editJoseph von Schork was ordained in 1854 and began his career as a priest and school inspector in Würzburg. He was elected provost in 1889 and appointed as Archbishop of Bamberg in 1890 by Pope Leo XIII.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b Scherg, Theodor (1951). Dalbergs Hochschulstadt Aschaffenburg: Aschaffenburger Akademiker der Karls-Universität (1798-1818) und des Bayerischen Lyceums (1818-1873) (in German). Vol. 3. Aschaffenburg: Geschichts und Kunstverein Aschaffenburg. pp. 300–303. ISBN 978-3879650309.
- ^ "Archbishop Joseph von Schork". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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