Lausitz (Lusatia) (Prefecture Apostolic) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- Type of Jurisdiction: Prefecture Apostolic
- Erected: 1559
- Prefecture
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Germany

Past Ordinaries

Johann Leisentrit † (Feb 1560 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1586 Died)
Gregor Leisentrit † (Jan 1587 Confirmed - 23 May 1594 Died)
Christoph Blöbel † (15 Aug 1594 Appointed - 4 Feb 1609 Died)
August Wiederin von Ottersbach † (4 May 1609 Confirmed - 27 Jun 1620 Died)
Gregor Kathmann von Maurugk † (9 Jul 1620 Appointed - 3 May 1644 Died)
Johann Hasius von Lichenfeld † (13 Sep 1644 Appointed - 28 Feb 1650 Died)
Martin Saudrius von Sternfeld † (2 Apr 1650 Appointed - 1655 Resigned)
Bernhard von Schrattenbach, O. Cist. † ( 1655 Appointed - 26 Feb 1660 Died)
Christophorus Johannes Reinheld von Reichenau † (11 May 1660 Appointed - 25 Apr 1665 Died)
Peter Franz Longinus von Kieferberg † (4 Jul 1665 Appointed - 11 Nov 1675 Died)
Martin Ferdinand Brückner von Brückenstein † (6 May 1676 Appointed - 1 Feb 1700 Died)
Matthäus Joseph Ignaz Vitzki † (2 Dec 1700 Appointed - 23 Jun 1713 Died)
Martin Bernhard Just von Friedenfeld † (7 Feb 1714 Appointed - 9 Jun 1721 Died)
Johann Joseph Ignaz Freyschlag von Schmidenthal † (4 Nov 1721 Appointed - 2 Mar 1743 Died)
Jakob Johann Joseph Wolsky von Bärenstamm † (4 Apr 1743 Appointed - 3 Dec 1771 Died)
Carl Laurenz Cardona † (27 Jan 1772 Appointed - 25 Aug 1773 Died)
Martin Nugk von Lichtenhoff † (17 Jan 1774 Appointed - 21 Jun 1780 Died)
Johann Joseph Schüller von Ehrenthal † (9 Oct 1780 Appointed - 14 Sep 1794 Died)
Wenzel Kobaltz † (15 May 1795 Appointed - 2 May 1796 Died)
Georg Franz Lock † (22 May 1801 Appointed - 7 Sep 1831 Died)
Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann † ( 1831 Appointed - 14 Sep 1841 Died)
Matthäus Kutschank † (20 Jan 1842 Appointed - 19 Dec 1844 Died)
Josef Dittrich † (20 Apr 1846 Appointed - 5 Oct 1853 Died)
Ludwig Forwerk † (26 Jan 1855 Appointed - 8 Jan 1875 Died)
Franz Bernert † (28 Jan 1876 Appointed - 18 Mar 1890 Died)
Ludwig Wahl † (11 Jul 1890 Appointed - 1900 Resigned)
Georg Wuschanski † (16 Jan 1904 Appointed - 28 Dec 1905 Died)
Franz Löbmann † (30 Jan 1915 Appointed - 4 Dec 1920 Died)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
1559	Erected	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)	Prefecture Apostolic of Lausitz (Lusatia) (erected)
1581	Territory Added	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)	Prefecture Apostolic of Lausitz (Lusatia)
24 June 1921	Suppressed	Prefecture Apostolic of Lausitz (Lusatia) (suppressed) Vicariate Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony) (suppressed)	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)