Lőrinc Schlauch

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

His Eminence Lőrinc Schlauch
Bishop of Oradea Mare
Cardinal Schlauch pictured in 1902.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Oradea Mare
See	Oradea Mare
Appointed	26 May 1887
Installed	24 August 1897
Term ended	10 July 1902
Predecessor	Arnold Ipolyi-Stummer
Successor	Pavol Szmrecsányi
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1894-1902)
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Satu Mare (1873-87)
Orders
Ordination	3 April 1847 by József Krivinai Lonovich
Consecration	21 September 1873 by János Simor
Created cardinal	12 June 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Lőrinc Schlauch 27 March 1824 Uj-Arad, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	10 July 1902(1902-07-10) (aged 78) Nagyvárad, Bihor, Kingdom of Romania
Parents	Pal Schlauch Katharina Jost
Alma mater	University of Budapest
Coat of arms

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.

See also

• Cardinals created by Pope Leo XIII

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lőrinc Schlauch". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.