Eduard von der Ropp
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Eduard Michael Johann Maria Freiherr[1] von der Ropp (1851–1939) was a Polish[2] nobleman of Baltic German origins and Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop. He was born 14 December 1851 near Līksna in present-day Latvia[3] and died on 25 July 1939 in Poznań, Poland.[4]
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His Excellency Eduard von der Ropp | |
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Archbishop of Mohilev | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Mohilev |
Appointed | 25 July 1917 |
In office | 1917-1939 |
Predecessor | Wincenty Kluczyński |
Successor | Boļeslavs Sloskāns |
Orders | |
Ordination | 2 August 1886 |
Consecration | 16 November 1902 by Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | (1851-12-15)December 15, 1851 |
Died | July 25, 1939(1939-07-25) (aged 87) Poznań, Poland |
Buried | Poznań Cathedral |
Nationality | Latvian |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tiraspol (1902–1903) Bishop of Vilnius (1903–1917) |
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