Joseph Vitus Burg (27 August 1768, in

Offenburg Offenburg ("open borough" - coat of arms showing open gates; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemmanic: ''Offäburg'') is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With nearly 60,000 inhabitants (2019), it is the largest city and the ad ...

– 22 May 1833, in

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman. From 1830 until his death he served as the second post-Napoleonic

Bishop of Mainz The Diocese of Mainz, historically known in English as ''Mentz'' as well as by its French name ''Mayence'', is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It was founded in 304, promoted in 780 to Metrop ...

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*https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd117164208.html#ndbcontent 1768 births 1833 deaths Bishops of Mainz (1802-present) People from Offenburg {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub