Joseph von Schork

Joseph von Schork
Joseph von Schork, c. 1900
ArchdioceseBamberg
Appointed26 August 1890
PredecessorJoseph Friedrich Schreiber
SuccessorFriedrich Philipp von Abert
Orders
Ordination2 August 1854
Consecrationby Franz Joseph von Stein
Personal details
Born7 December 1829
Kleinheubach, Bavaria
Died25 January 1905
Bamberg, Bavaria

Joseph von Schork (7 December 1829 - 25 January 1905) was Archbishop of Bamberg from 1890 to the time of his death.

Early life and education

Born to a coachman in the service of the princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, von Schork attended Latin school in Miltenberg and the grammar school and lyceum in Aschaffenburg. Following this, he went on to study theology in Würzburg.[1]

Career

Joseph von Schork was ordained in 1854 and began his career as a priest and school inspector in Würzburg. He was elected provost in 1889 and appointed as Archbishop of Bamberg in 1890 by Pope Leo XIII.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Scherg, Theodor (1951). Dalbergs Hochschulstadt Aschaffenburg: Aschaffenburger Akademiker der Karls-Universität (1798-1818) und des Bayerischen Lyceums (1818-1873) (in German). Vol. 3. Aschaffenburg: Geschichts und Kunstverein Aschaffenburg. pp. 300–303. ISBN 978-3879650309.
  2. ^ "Archbishop Joseph von Schork". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-07-13.


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