Bishop Klemens August Maria von Merle †

Deceased

Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}

Titular Bishop of Bethsaida

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
4 Jul 1732		Born	Bonn
1 Sep 1755	23.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24 Jul 1797	65.1	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24 Jul 1797	65.1	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
8 Sep 1797	65.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
4 Jan 1810	77.5	Died	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

a priest for 54.3 years
a bishop for 12.3 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Max Franz (Maximilian Franciscus) von Habsburg-Lothringen (Österreich) †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Klemens August Maria von Merle † (1797)
Archbishop Max Franz (Maximilian Franciscus) von Habsburg-Lothringen (Österreich) † (1785)
Archbishop Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen † (1766)
Bishop Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt † (1741)
Bishop Johann Jakob von Mayr † (1719)
Bishop Alexander Sigmund am Rhein zu Neuburg † (1691)
Bishop Marquard Rudolf von Rodt † (1690)
Bishop Johannes Wolfgang von Bodman †

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