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unusual facts about cathedral chapter



Achard of St. Victor

In 1157 the cathedral chapter of Séez, composed of canons regular, elected Achard as their bishop, and the choice was duly confirmed by Pope Adrian IV.

Adalbert of Saxony

In order to protect the Thuringian areas of the Archdiocese of Mainz around Erfurt and in the Eichsfeld area, archbishop Diether von Isenburg and the cathedral chapter of Mainz appointed Aldalbert, who was still a minor, in 1477 as Provisor of the city of Erfurt and High Bailiff of Rusteberg Castle in Rustenfelde in the Eichsfeld.

Albert II of Brunswick-Lüneburg

His reign can be characterized as an almost unbroken series of conflicts with the Pope, his cathedral chapter, the city of Halberstadt and various neighbouring Lords and Princes.

Archdean

Even in the 20th century it was maintained as a dignity among the canons of a cathedral chapters, occasionally alongside a dean (as in Ibarra, Ecuador).

Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach

Following the death of Archbishop of Trier Johann von der Leyen, the cathedral chapter of the Cathedral of Trier met in Wittlich on 7 April 1567 and elected Jakob von Eltz-Rübenach as the new Archbishop of Trier.

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel

Gobel was ordained a Catholic priest in 1750 and then became a member of the cathedral chapter of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel, Nicolas de Montjoie, based in Porrentruy, In 1771 he was appointed the auxiliary bishop of the diocese for the section that was situated in French territory, being named by the Holy See as a titular bishop in partibus of Lydda.

Johann von Eych

On October 1, 1445, the cathedral chapter of Eichstätt Cathedral elected him to be the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt; his appointment was confirmed by Dietrich Schenk von Erbach, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz later that month.

La Seu Vella, Lleida

In 1193, however, the Lleida cathedral chapter ordered the construction of a new edifice, following the contemporary Romanesque architectural canons, to master Pere de Coma.

Manfred of Pécs

When the first record was made of him in 1277, Manfred was a canon at the cathedral chapter in Zagreb and dean of Gercse.

Rainer Woelki

On 2 July 2011 Pope Benedict XVI ratified Woelki's election by the cathedral chapter of Berlin and appointed him Archbishop of Berlin.

Reginald of Canterbury

The largest surviving version of his poems is in Bodleian Library manuscript Laud misc 40, which was probably a presentation copy to one of Reginald's correspondents, Baldwin, a monk of the cathedral chapter of Rochester Cathedral.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Görlitz

On 16 July the archdiocesan cathedral chapter, still comprising nine members, elected the Polish-speaking Ferdinand Piontek as capitular vicar, whom the Gestapo had banned from Breslau in early February 1945.

William Brito

Another manor may have been involved, as Henry, Brito's son, had a long running dispute with the cathedral chapter of Ely Cathedral from 1149 to 1153 over a manor which both sides claimed.


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Albert II of Brunswick-Lüneburg

During the interregnum between the death of Albert I and the confirmation of Albert II, the cathedral chapter had a conflict with Anhalt about the principality of Aschersleben and, almost simultaneously, a feud broke out between the chapter and Counts Albert II and Bernard of Regenstein, who were the patrons of the city of Quedlinburg.

Albert Krantz

As dean of the cathedral chapter, to which office he was appointed in 1508, Krantz applied himself with zeal to the reform of ecclesiastical abuses, but, though opposed to various corruptions connected with church discipline, he had little sympathy with the drastic measures of Wycliffe or Huss.

César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck

The son of Ulric Antoine de Hoensbroeck (whose family originated in the village of Hoensbroeck, now in Dutch Limburg), he studied at Heidelberg and became a canon in the cathedral chapter of Aachen Cathedral before becoming prince bishop of Liege in 1784, succeeding François-Charles de Velbrück, whose progressive reforms he tried to undo.

Guillaume-André-Réné Baston

Pope Pius VII failing to approve of this nomination, the cathedral chapter revoked the nomination (1814), and Baston went into retirement at Saint-Laurent near Pont-Audemer, where he died.

Holy Week in Braga

The Holy Week in Braga is promoted by the Cathedral Chapter, in partnership with the brotherhoods of Mercy and of Holy Cross, and with the City Council of Braga, the Oporto and North of Portugal Tourism Organisation and the Commercial Association of Braga.

Johann von Metzenhausen

In the wake of the death of Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads, the cathedral chapter met on March 27, 1531 and elected Metzenhausen as the new Archbishop of Trier.

Paulinus II of Aquileia

Meanwhile, from Charlemagne, Paulinus obtained diplomas for the free election of the future patriarchs by the cathedral chapter of Aquileia, and other privileges for his patriarchate as well as for the monastery of St. Mary in Organo, the church of St. Lawrence in Buja, and the hospitals of St. John at Cividale and St. Mary at Verona.

Perl, Saarland

In 1733 the hereditary tenant of the Trier Cathedral Chapter constructed a stately house (palace), which changed later into the possession of the family from Nell.

Relics of Sainte-Chapelle

These relics were handed over to the archbishop of Paris in 1804 and are still held in the cathedral treasury of Notre Dame, cared for by the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and the cathedral chapter.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg

Henry wanted the celebrated monkish rigour and studiousness of the Hildesheim cathedral chapter - Henry himself was educated there - linked together with the churches under his control, including his favourite diocese of Bamberg.

Tagino

When Archbishop Gisilher died in 1004, the cathedral chapter elected as his replacement Walthard, but Henry II of Germany — the son of the old duke of Bavaria — overruled them and appointed Tagino, replacing him as his chaplain with Walthard.