Heinrich von Lichtenau

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.^[1]

The cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral elected him Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on 1 April 1505.^[1] 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.^[1]

He died on 12 April 1517.^[1]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Profile from catholic-hierarchy.org