Bishop Klemens August Maria von Merle †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

Titular Bishop of Bethsaida

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Jul 1732		Born
3 Mar 1754	21.6	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
20 Sep 1755	23.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24 Jul 1797	65.0	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24 Jul 1797	65.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
8 Sep 1797	65.1	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
4 Jan 1810	77.5	Died	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

MicroData Summary for Klemens August Maria von Merle
(VIAF: 25409137; WikiData: Q1099882)
Bishop Klemens August Maria von Merle (born 4 Jul 1732, died 4 Jan 1810) Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}

Event Place
Birth Place Bonn

a priest for 54.2 years
a bishop for 12.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Max Franz (Maximilian Franciscus) von Habsburg-Lothringen (Österreich) †
Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Andreas Joseph Fahrmann †
Titular Bishop of Halmiros

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Max Franz (Maximilian Franciscus) von Habsburg-Lothringen (Österreich) † (1785)
Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}
Archbishop Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen † (1766)
Archbishop of Trier
Bishop Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt † (1741)
Bishop of Augsburg
Bishop Johann Jakob von Mayer † (1719)
Titular Bishop of Pergamum
Bishop Alexander Sigmund von Pfalz-Neuburg † (1691)
Bishop of Augsburg
Bishop Marquard Rudolf von Rodt † (1690)
Bishop of Konstanz {Constance}
Bishop Johannes Wolfgang von Bodman †
Titular Bishop of Dardanus

Event	Place
Birth Place	Bonn

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 122, and Page 452
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1797, Number 11

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