Hugo Eberhard Kratz von Scharfenstein (1591 – 8 January 1663) was the Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1654 to 1663.Profile on catholic-hierarchy.org
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Biography

Hugo Eberhard ''

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'' Kratz von Scharfenstein was born in

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in 1591. He became canon (''Domherr'') of the Cathedral of Trier in 1602, of

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in 1604, and of

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in 1608.Profile on portraitindex.de
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from 1645 to 1647. On 18 May 1654 the

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of Worms Cathedral elected him to be the new Prince-Bishop of

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, though it was not until 26 June 1662 that the appointment was confirmed by

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. He died on 8 January 1663.

References

1591 births 1663 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Worms {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub