Joseph Vitus Burg

Joseph Vitus Burg
Bishop of Mainz
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mainz
In office29 September 1829 – 22 May 1833
PredecessorJoseph Ludwig Colmar
SuccessorJohann Jakob Humann
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Rhodiapolis (1828-1829)
Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau (1828-1829)
Orders
Ordination26 September 1791
Consecration28 September 1828
by Jakob Brand[1]
Personal details
Born(1768-08-27)27 August 1768
Free and Imperial City of Offenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died22 May 1833(1833-05-22) (aged 64)
Mainz, Grand Duchy of Hesse, German Confederation

Joseph Vitus Burg (27 August 1768, in Offenburg – 22 May 1833, in Mainz) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman. From 1830 until his death he served as the second post-Napoleonic Bishop of Mainz.

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Joseph Vitus Burg". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-19.



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