friedrich, ludwig, franz, wangen, geroldseck, friedrich, ludwig, franz, reichsfreiherr, wangen, geroldseck, 1727, 1782, prince, bishop, basel, from, 1775, 1782, portrait, karl, mathias, ernst, 1780, biography, editfriedrich, ludwig, franz, reichsfreiherr, wang. Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck 1727 1782 was the Prince Bishop of Basel from 1775 to 1782 1 Portrait of Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck by Karl Mathias Ernst de 1780 Biography EditFriedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck was born in Wilwisheim on 12 May 1727 2 He was ordained as a priest on 15 March 1766 2 On 29 May 1775 the cathedral chapter of Basel Munster elected him to be the new Prince Bishop of Basel with Pope Pius VI confirming his appointment on 13 November 1775 2 He was consecrated as bishop by Jean Baptiste Joseph Gobel auxiliary bishop of Basel on 3 March 1776 2 He died on 11 November 1782 2 References Edit The Numismatic Circular May 28 1893 via Google Books a b c d e Bishop Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org External links Edit Media related to Ludwig von Wangen Geroldseck at Wikimedia Commons Catholic Church titlesPreceded bySimon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye Hirsingen Prince Bishop of Basel1775 1782 Succeeded byFranz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach This article about a Catholic bishop from Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck amp oldid 1151747935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
