He was born in Czerwony Strumień, Kingdom of Prussia, into a poor family of cottagers from Czerwony Strumień on 1 December 1764. His parents were Jan Knauer and Teresa Lux. After graduating from elementary school in Międzylesie he continued his education at a Catholic high school in Wroclaw. He earned his living as a chorister and through a private tutor, he could began his studies in philosophy and theology at the University of Wrocław.[2]
Pastoral work in the county of Kladskoedit
On 7 March 1789 Knauer was ordained priest, after which he was sent to Międzylesie, where he served as a chaplain. In 1794 he was appointed parish priest of the Marian Shrine in Wambierzyce and in 1814 he was appointed parish priest in Bystrzyca Kłodzka.
Grand Dean of Kladskoedit
In 1808 while still a priest he was nominated by the King of PrussiaFrederick William III of Prussia grand dean of the earldom, a position he filled on 16 January 1809[3] when Archbishop of Prague, Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm appointed him archbishop's vicar of the County of Kladsko.[4] In 1810, the name for the Dean of Klatsko was renamed to Großdechant. Since this was merely a title of honor to which no authority was given, Knauer doubted its purpose. During his bishopric, PopePius VII, issued the bull De salute animarum on 16 July 1821 which confirmed the membership of the Kłodzko to the archbishopric of Prague, but also introduced a stronger link between the Deanery of the Diocese of Wroclaw.[5] and each dean was to become an honorary canon of Wrocław. Knauer was then chosen as priest from Kladsko land.
In 1837 the faculty of theology of the University of Wroclaw awarded him with an honorary doctorate. On 27 August 1841 Knauer became a member of the Wroclaw Cathedral's chapter.
Roman Catholic Bishop of Breslau and deathedit
On 6 February 1843 Pope Gregory XVI appointed him bishop of Wroclaw. His enthronement took place on 23 April 1843 and his episcopal ordination was performed by Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Latussek.
Knauer was already very old. During his brief reign he was in conflict with a German national church founded by Fr. Johannes Ronge. He died on 16 May 1844 in Wroclaw, and was buried in the basement of Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław.
Herzig A., M. Ruchniewicz, History of the Kłodzko Region, Hamburg-Wroclaw 2006.
Franz Heinrich Reusch: Knauer, Joseph. In: General German Biography (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 269 f, https://de.m.wikisource.org/wiki/ADB:Knauer,_Joseph.
The County of Glatz. Volume V. Lüdenscheid 1968.
Staff schematics of the Catholic clergy from the county of Glatz. 1994.
Michael Hirschfeld: Joseph Knauer, Grand Dean of the County of Glatz and Prince-Bishop of Wroclaw. In: AGG-Mitteilungen, Vol. 15 (2016), pp. 1–10.
joseph, knauer, december, 1764, 1844, great, dean, kladsko, from, 1808, 1843, catholic, bishop, wrocław, from, 1843, 1844, excellency, most, reverendbishop, breslawchurchcatholic, churchdiocesebreslawin, office23, april, 1843, 1844ordersordination7, march, 178. Joseph Knauer 1 December 1764 16 May 1844 was great dean of Kladsko from 1808 to 1843 and Catholic Bishop of Wroclaw from 1843 to 1844 1 His Excellency The Most ReverendJoseph KnauerBishop of BreslawChurchCatholic ChurchDioceseBreslawIn office23 April 1843 16 May 1844OrdersOrdination7 March 1789Consecration23 April 1843Personal detailsBorn1 December 1764Czerwony Strumien Kingdom of PrussiaDied16 May 1844 1844 05 16 aged 79 Breslau Kingdom of PrussiaNationalityGermanAlma materUniversity of Wroclaw Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Childhood and youth 1 2 Pastoral work in the county of Kladsko 1 3 Grand Dean of Kladsko 1 4 Roman Catholic Bishop of Breslau and death 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editChildhood and youth edit He was born in Czerwony Strumien Kingdom of Prussia into a poor family of cottagers from Czerwony Strumien on 1 December 1764 His parents were Jan Knauer and Teresa Lux After graduating from elementary school in Miedzylesie he continued his education at a Catholic high school in Wroclaw He earned his living as a chorister and through a private tutor he could began his studies in philosophy and theology at the University of Wroclaw 2 Pastoral work in the county of Kladsko edit On 7 March 1789 Knauer was ordained priest after which he was sent to Miedzylesie where he served as a chaplain In 1794 he was appointed parish priest of the Marian Shrine in Wambierzyce and in 1814 he was appointed parish priest in Bystrzyca Klodzka Grand Dean of Kladsko edit In 1808 while still a priest he was nominated by the King of Prussia Frederick William III of Prussia grand dean of the earldom a position he filled on 16 January 1809 3 when Archbishop of Prague Wilhelm Florentin Furst von Salm appointed him archbishop s vicar of the County of Kladsko 4 In 1810 the name for the Dean of Klatsko was renamed to Grossdechant Since this was merely a title of honor to which no authority was given Knauer doubted its purpose During his bishopric Pope Pius VII issued the bull De salute animarum on 16 July 1821 which confirmed the membership of the Klodzko to the archbishopric of Prague but also introduced a stronger link between the Deanery of the Diocese of Wroclaw 5 and each dean was to become an honorary canon of Wroclaw Knauer was then chosen as priest from Kladsko land In 1837 the faculty of theology of the University of Wroclaw awarded him with an honorary doctorate On 27 August 1841 Knauer became a member of the Wroclaw Cathedral s chapter Roman Catholic Bishop of Breslau and death edit On 6 February 1843 Pope Gregory XVI appointed him bishop of Wroclaw His enthronement took place on 23 April 1843 and his episcopal ordination was performed by Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Latussek Knauer was already very old During his brief reign he was in conflict with a German national church founded by Fr Johannes Ronge He died on 16 May 1844 in Wroclaw and was buried in the basement of Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Wroclaw Bibliography editPater Jozef Poczet biskupow wroclawskich Wroclaw 2000 DTSK Silesia 2000 p 143 https books google cz books about Poczet biskupow wroclawskich html id IEAmAQAAIAAJ amp redir esc y amp hl pt BR Herzig A M Ruchniewicz History of the Klodzko Region Hamburg Wroclaw 2006 Franz Heinrich Reusch Knauer Joseph In General German Biography ADB Volume 16 Duncker amp Humblot Leipzig 1882 p 269 f https de m wikisource org wiki ADB Knauer Joseph The County of Glatz Volume V Ludenscheid 1968 Staff schematics of the Catholic clergy from the county of Glatz 1994 Michael Hirschfeld Joseph Knauer Grand Dean of the County of Glatz and Prince Bishop of Wroclaw In AGG Mitteilungen Vol 15 2016 pp 1 10 References edit Pater J Poczet biskupow wroclawskich Wroclaw 2000 Herzig Arno Ruchniewicz Malgorzata Dzieje Ziemi Klodzkiej wyd DOBU Oficyna Wydawnicza Atut Hamburg Wroclaw 2006 ISBN 9788374322836 p 207 1972 r hrabstwo klodzkie nalezalo do archidiecezji praskiej web archive org Herzig A M Ruchniewicz Dzieje Ziemi Klodzkiej Hamburg Wroclaw 2006 p367 External links edithttp www catholic hierarchy org bishop bknauer html http www gcatholic org dioceses diocese wroc0 htm http www grafschaft glatz de kultur kultur17 htm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Knauer amp oldid 1199678725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
