Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen †

Deceased

Bishop of Münster

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Oct 1606		Born	Rinkerode
14 Nov 1650	44.1	Selected	Bishop of Münster, Germany
22 May 1651	44.6	Confirmed	Bishop of Münster, Germany
Aug 1651	44.8	Ordained Priest	Priest of Münster, Germany
17 Sep 1651	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Münster, Germany
19 Sep 1678	71.9	Died	Bishop of Münster, Germany

a priest for 27.1 years
a bishop for 27.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Franz Wilhelm Cardinal von Wartenberg †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen † (1651)
Franz Wilhelm Cardinal von Wartenberg † (1636)
Archbishop Malatesta Baglioni † (1612)
Pier Paolo Cardinal Crescenzi † (1612)
Bonifazio Cardinal Caetani †

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