Bishop Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst †

Deceased

Bishop of Merseburg, Germany

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
16 Oct 1458		Born
1490¹	31.2	Ordained Priest	Priest
5 Jul 1507	48.7	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Merseburg, Germany
5 Mar 1514	55.3	Succeeded	Bishop of Merseburg, Germany
2 Jul 1514⁷	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Merseburg, Germany
23 Mar 1526	67.4	Died	Bishop of Merseburg, Germany

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ⁷ After

MicroData Summary for Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst
(VIAF: 47195279; WikiData: Q118925)
Bishop Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst (born 16 Oct 1458, died 23 Mar 1526) Bishop of Merseburg

a priest for 36.2 years
a bishop for 11.7 years

Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Johann von Schönberg †
Bishop of Naumburg

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop Johann von Schleinitz † (1518)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Albrecht Cardinal von Brandenburg † (1514)

Source(s):

b: Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 242
b/c3: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 225, Number 18,589
b/c3: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1514, Number 5

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a priest for 36.2 years a bishop for 11.7 years	Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Johann von Schönberg † Bishop of Naumburg
	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop Johann von Schleinitz † (1518) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Albrecht Cardinal von Brandenburg † (1514)