Johannes von Geissel
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Johannes von Geissel was a German Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal from the Electorate of the Palatinate.
Kardinal Johannes von Geissel aus Köln
Bishop of Speyer
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The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer, which is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Bamberg. The diocese covers an area of 5,893 km². The most recent bishop wa
Johannes von Geissel
…professor at the Gymnasium of Speyer; on 24 June 1822, canon of the cathedral chapter of Speyer; and on 25 May 1836, dean of that body. Nominated Bishop of Speyer by the King of Bavaria, he was preconized by Pope Gregory XVI, 20 May 1837, and consecrated in Augsburg cathedral the following 13 August. After the…
Franz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg, prince-bishop of Speyer