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Encyclopedia > Bishopric of Chur

The Bishop of Chur (German: Bischof von Chur) is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic diocese of Chur, Grisons, Switzerland (Latin: Dioecesis Curiensis). Pope Pius XI, depicted in this window at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, was ordinary of the universal Roman Catholic Church and local ordinary of Rome. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Chur is a town in Switzerland. ... Grisons or Graubünden (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...


Prior to 1803, the Bishop was a Prince-Bishop of the Holy Roman Empire. The Bishop was part of the Austrian Circle of the Imperial Circle Estates. 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Prince-Bishop was the title given bishops who held secular powers, beside their inherent clerical power. ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... In 1495, the Holy Roman Empire was divided into Imperial Circles (in German: Reichskreise). ...


List of Bishops of Chur

452-455 Asimo
ca. 460 Pruritius
ca. 470 Claudian
ca. 485 Ursicin I.
ca. 495 Sidonius
ca. 520 Eddo
530-546 Valentinianus
548-? Paulinus
ca. 590 Theodore
ca. 614 Viktor I.
? Verendarius ?
?-681 Ruthard
681-696 Paschalis
696?-712 Viktor II.
712-735 Vigilius
ca. 740 Adalbert
754-760 Ursicin II.
760-773 Tello
773-800? Constantius
800-820 Remigius
820-833 Viktor III.
833-844 Verendarius
844-849 Gerbrach
849-879 Hesso
879-887 Rothar
887-914 Dietholf
914-949 Waldo I.
949-968 Hartbert
969-995 Hiltibold
995-1002 Waldo II.
1002-1026 Ulrich I.
1026-1039 Hartmann I.
1039-1070 Dietmar
1070-1078 Heinrich I.
1079-1088 Norbert
1089-1095 Ulrich II. von Tarasp
1095-1122 Guido
1122-1142 Konrad I. von Biberegg
1142-1150 Konrad II.
1150-1160 Adalgod
1160-1170 Egino von Ehrenfels
1170-1179 Ulrich III. von Tegernfeld
1179-1180 Bruno von Ehrenfels
1180-1193 Heinrich II. von Arbon
1194?-1200 Arnold I. von Matsch
1200-1209 Rainier
1209 Walter
1209-1221 Arnold II. von Matsch
1221-1222 Heinrich III. von Realta and/or

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Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 - 1221 - 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 See also: 1221 state leaders Events May 13 - End of the reign of Emperor Juntoku of Japan Emperor Chukyo... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 - 1221 - 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 See also: 1221 state leaders Events May 13 - End of the reign of Emperor Juntoku of Japan Emperor Chukyo... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 See also: 1222 state leaders Events Foundation of the University of Padua Completion of the Cistercian convent in Alcobaca... The Abbey of St. ...

1222-1226 Rudolf I. von Güttingen
1226-1233 Berthold Graf von Helfenstein
1233-1237 Ulrich IV. Graf von Kyburg
1237-1251 Volkhard von Neuenburg
1251-1272 Heinrich IV. Graf von Montfort
1272-1282 Konrad III. von Belmont
1282-1290 Friedrich I. Graf von Montfort
1290-1298 Berthold II. Graf von Heiligenberg
1298 Hugo Graf von Montfort
1298-1321 Siegfried von Geilnhausen
1321-1324 Rudolf II. Graf von Montfort
1324-1325 Hermann von Eichenbach
1325-1331 Johann I. von Pfefferhart
1331-1355 Ulrich V. von Lenzburg
1355-1368 Peter Gelyto
1368-1376 Friedrich II. von Erdingen
1376-1388 Johann II. von Ehingen
1388-1390 Bartholomäus
1390-1416 Hartmann II. Graf von Werdenberg-Sargans
1416-1417 Johann III. Ambundi
1417-1440 Johann IV. Naso
1440-1441 Konrad IV. von Rechberg
1441-1453 Heinrich V. von Höwen, Bishop of Constance
1453-1458 Leonhard Wyssmayer
1458-1491 Ortlieb von Brandis
1491-1503 Heinrich VI. von Höwen
1503-1541 Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg
1541-1548 Licius Iter
1548-1565 Thomas Planta
1565-1581 Beatus à Porta
1581-1601 Peter II. von Rascher
1601-1627 Giovanni V. Flugi de Aspremont
1627-1635 Joseph Mohr, von Zernez
1636-1661 Giovanni VI. Flugi de Aspremont
1661-1692 Ulrich VI. di Monte-Villa
1692-1728 Ulrich VII. Freiherr von Federspiel
1728-1754 Joseph Benedict Freiherr von Rost
1755-1777 Johann Anton Freiherr von Federspiel
1777-1794 Franz Dionysius Freiherr von Rost
1794-1833 Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein, last prince-bishop (until 1803)
1834-1844 Johann Georg Bossi
1844-1859 Kaspar I. de Carl ab Hohenbalken
1859-1876 Nikolaus Franz Florentini
1877-1879 Kaspar II. Willi
1879-1888 Franz Konstantin Rampa
1888-1908 Johannes Fidelis Battaglia
1908-1932 Georg Schmid von Grüneck
1932-1941 Laurenz Matthias Vincenz
1941-1962 Cristiano Caminada
1962-1990 Johannes Vonderach
1990-1997 Wolfgang Haas
Since 1997 Amédée Grab

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 See also: 1222 state leaders Events Foundation of the University of Padua Completion of the Cistercian convent in Alcobaca... Events Carmelite Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II calls Imperial Diet of Cremona Births Deaths October 3 Saint Francis of Assisi founder of the Franciscan Order and patron Saint of animals and the environment Canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1228 November 8 King Louis VIII of France... Events Carmelite Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II calls Imperial Diet of Cremona Births Deaths October 3 Saint Francis of Assisi founder of the Franciscan Order and patron Saint of animals and the environment Canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1228 November 8 King Louis VIII of France... Events Fortress of Kalan built. ... Events Fortress of Kalan built. ... 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Events English conquest of Wales begins under Edward I of England Sicilian Vespers - Sicilians rebel against Charles of Anjou and are aided by Peter III of Aragon Births Pope Innocent VI Deaths August 25 - Thomas Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford October 13 - Nichiren December 11 - Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales... Events English conquest of Wales begins under Edward I of England Sicilian Vespers - Sicilians rebel against Charles of Anjou and are aided by Peter III of Aragon Births Pope Innocent VI Deaths August 25 - Thomas Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford October 13 - Nichiren December 11 - Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Wales... Events King Edward I of England banishes all Jews from Britain. ... Events King Edward I of England banishes all Jews from Britain. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Fushimi of Japan Emperor Go-Fushimi ascends to the throne of Japan 21 July - Battle of Falkirk (1298): Englands Edward Longshank defeats William Wallaces Scottish rebels While in prison in Genoa, Marco Polo dictates his Travels to a local writer Births... Events End of the reign of Emperor Fushimi of Japan Emperor Go-Fushimi ascends to the throne of Japan 21 July - Battle of Falkirk (1298): Englands Edward Longshank defeats William Wallaces Scottish rebels While in prison in Genoa, Marco Polo dictates his Travels to a local writer Births... Events End of the reign of Emperor Fushimi of Japan Emperor Go-Fushimi ascends to the throne of Japan 21 July - Battle of Falkirk (1298): Englands Edward Longshank defeats William Wallaces Scottish rebels While in prison in Genoa, Marco Polo dictates his Travels to a local writer Births... 1321 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1321 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Events Publication of Defensor pacis by Marsilius of Padua Mansa Kankan Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire arrives in Cairo on his hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca. ... Events Publication of Defensor pacis by Marsilius of Padua Mansa Kankan Musa I, ruler of the Mali Empire arrives in Cairo on his hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca. ... Events Muhammed Tughlaq succeeds his father Ghiyas al-Din Tughlaq as Sultan of Delhi. ... Events Muhammed Tughlaq succeeds his father Ghiyas al-Din Tughlaq as Sultan of Delhi. ... 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Events January 7 - Portuguese king Afonso IV sends three men to kill Ines de Castro, beloved of his son prince Pedro - Pedro revolts and incites a civil war April - Philip of Anjou marries Mary of Naples, daughter of Charles of Valois, duke of Calabria, and Mary of Valois Scots defeat... Events Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. ... Events Timur ascends throne of Samarkand. ... Events March – The treaty between England and France is extended until April of 1377. ... Events March – The treaty between England and France is extended until April of 1377. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland Births Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury. ... Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland Births Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury. ... Events Births December 27 - Anne Mortimer John Dunstable, English composer (d. ... Events Births December 27 - Anne Mortimer John Dunstable, English composer (d. ... Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Johannes Ambundii de Swan, also written as Abundi, Ambundij, Habundi, Habendi, Habindi, Almanni and ~ von Schwan (first records 1384 - died 16 June 1424) was . ... Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... This page is about the year 1441. ... This page is about the year 1441. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... 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Christian August Brandis Dietrich Brandis George Brandis Mark Brandis See also Brandeis Brandys This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events December 6 - King Charles VIII marries Anne de Bretagne, thus incorporating Brittany into the kingdom of France. ... Events January 20 - Seville in Castile is awarded exclusive right to trade with the New World. ... Events January 20 - Seville in Castile is awarded exclusive right to trade with the New World. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Events January 16 - English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism April 4 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. July 26 - The Northern Netherlands proclaim their independence from Spain in the Oath of Abjuration. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... 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Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Prince-Bishop was the title given bishops who held secular powers, beside their inherent clerical power. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Chur (1451 words)
The district of Chur coincides with the territory of the commune of the town.
Thereupon the bishopric was separated from the duchy; the diocese became part of the archbishopric of Mainz and was no longer joined to the metropolitan alliance of Milan.
Chur was the place where the League of God's House met, in rotation with Davos and Ilanz, and assemblies of the highest authorities in the Free State were held there.
Saint Gall (1405 words)
On the death of the provost in 1819 this district fell to the Diocese of Chur.
In 1845 the Concordat was signed by the papal nuncio and the authorities of the canton; on 12 April, 1847, Pius IX issued the Bull of circumscription, and on 29 June Mirer was consecrated in the cathedral as first Bishop of St. Gall.
The new bishopric had soon a hard fight to wage with the Liberal party, which had gained ascendancy in the canton from 1855, as to the rights and liberties of the Church.
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