Vicariate Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover)

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Erected: 6 April 1709
  • Vicariate
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Germany

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Past Ordinaries

• Ferdinand Reichsfreiherr von Fürstenberg † (2 Sep 1680 Appointed - 26 Jun 1683 Died)
• Agostino Steffani † (6 Apr 1709 Appointed - 1723 Resigned)
• Leopold Heinrich Wilhelm von Schorror † (10 Oct 1730 Appointed - 1 Dec 1745 Resigned)
• Johann Wilhelm Reichsfreiherr von Twickel † (1 Dec 1745 Appointed - 10 Sep 1757 Died)
• Johann Theodor von Franken-Siersdorf † (17 Sep 1760 Appointed - 21 May 1779 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
6 April 1709	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover) (erected) (territory of Minden, Verden, Halberstadt, Magdeburg, Havelberg, Brandenburg, Merseburg and Naumburg)
11 February 1780	Suppressed	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper and Lower Saxony (Hanover) (suppressed)	Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Johann Theodor von Franken-Siersdorf † (Vicar Apostolic: 17 Sep 1760 to 21 May 1779)
• Ferdinand Reichsfreiherr von Fürstenberg † (Vicar Apostolic: 2 Sep 1680 to 26 Jun 1683)
• Leopold Heinrich Wilhelm von Schorror † (Vicar Apostolic: 10 Oct 1730 to 1 Dec 1745)
• Agostino Steffani † (Vicar Apostolic: 6 Apr 1709 to 1723)
• Johann Wilhelm Reichsfreiherr von Twickel † (Vicar Apostolic: 1 Dec 1745 to 10 Sep 1757)