Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen †

Deceased

Bishop of Münster, Germany

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Oct 1606		Born
14 Nov 1650	44.0	Selected	Bishop of Münster, Germany
22 May 1651	44.6	Confirmed	Bishop of Münster, Germany
Aug 1651³	44.8	Ordained Priest	Priest
17 Sep 1651	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Münster, Germany
19 Sep 1678	71.9	Died	Bishop of Münster, Germany

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Christoph Bernhard von Galen
Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen
(born 12 Oct 1606, died 19 Sep 1678)
Bishop of Münster

Event Place
Birth Place Rinkerode

a priest for 27.1 years
a bishop for 27.0 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg †
Bishop of Regensburg
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Bernhard Frick †
Titular Bishop of Cardicium
Bishop Johann Sternenberg (de Dusseldorf) †
Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg † (1636)
Bishop of Regensburg
Bishop Malatesta Baglioni † (1612)
Bishop of Pesaro
Pier Paolo Cardinal Crescenzi † (1612)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
Bonifazio Cardinal Caetani †
Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio

Event	Place
Birth Place	Rinkerode

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/15434
VIAF: 100179429
WikiData: Q76491

Source(s):

b: Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1651, Number 22
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 246

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a priest for 27.1 years a bishop for 27.0 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg † Bishop of Regensburg Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Bernhard Frick † Titular Bishop of Cardicium Bishop Johann Sternenberg (de Dusseldorf) † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg † (1636) Bishop of Regensburg Bishop Malatesta Baglioni † (1612) Bishop of Pesaro Pier Paolo Cardinal Crescenzi † (1612) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo Bonifazio Cardinal Caetani † Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio