Emanuel von Schimonsky
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Emmanuel von Schimonsky (1752-1832) was Prince-Bishop of Wrocław from 1823 to 1832.[1][2]
Early life
Emmanuel von Schimonsky was born on 23 July 1752 in Brzeźnica,[3] the son of alderman Joseph von Schimonsky. He studied in Wrocław, and later at the Lateran in Rome where he was ordained in 1775. He returned to Silesia[1][4] and was a pastor in Łany. At the same time, he served as dean and episcopal commissioner.
In 1793 he became a canon and vicar general of the diocese of Wrocław, and in 1797AD an auxiliary bishop.[1] In 1817 AD he was appointed by Pope Pius VII administrator of the bishopric. In 1823 he became bishop of the diocese of Wrocław.[5] He died on 27 December 1832.[1]
A conservative, he fought the effects of the French Revolution in the form of Josephinism and teachings of the Enlightenment amid a backdrop of changing relationships between the Church, the Roman Curia and the Prussian government. He died on 27 December 1832 in Wrocław.
