Leopold Ernst von Firmian (1708–1783) was an Austrian bishop and cardinal. He was

Bishop of Seckau The Roman Catholic Diocese of Graz-Seckau ( la, Dioecesis Seccoviensis, german: Diözese Graz-Seckau) is a diocese comprising the Austrian state of Styria. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg. History The See of Seckau was fo ...

from 1739 to 1763, campaigning against

Protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

. He also acted as coadjutor bishop or administrator of the Bishopric of Trento, from 1748 to 1758. As Prince-Bishop of Passau from 1763 to 1783, he was a more tolerant reforming Catholic. He became Cardinal of S. Pietro in Montorio in 1772.

Family

His parents were Baron Franz Alfons Georg von Firmian and Countess Barbara Elisabeth von

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Leopold Anton Freiherr von Firmian Leopold Anton Eleutherius Freiherr von Firmian (11 March 1679 – 22 October 1744) was Bishop of Lavant 1718–24, Bishop of Seckau 1724–27 and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1727 until his death. Early life He was born in Munich, on his ...

archbishop of Salzburg The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg ( la, Archidioecesis Salisburgensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian archdioceses, serving alongside the Archdiocese ...

, was his uncle. His younger brother was the Austrian plenipotentiary of Milan,

Charles Joseph von Firmian Karl Joseph von Firmian (15 August 1716, in Trento – 20 July 1782, in Milan) was an Austrian noble, who served as Plenipotentiary of Lombardy to the Austrio-Hungarian Empire. His proper name was Karl Gotthard von Firmian, and in Italy known as C ...

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References

* Alessandro Cont
''Leopoldo Ernesto Firmian (1708-1783) e l'arcidiocesi di Salisburgo''
“Annali dell’Istituto storico italo-germanico in Trento”, 32 (2006), pp. 71-126.

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Biography

18th-century Austrian cardinals People from Trento 1708 births 1783 deaths Bishops of Graz-Seckau {{austria-reli-bio-stub