Diocese of Ösel
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DIOCESE OF ÖSEL (Dioecesis Tarbatensis)
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1228 as Diocese of Ösel (Saare-Lääne), suffragan of the Archdiocese of Riga. The Diocese was suppressed in 1560.
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The Armoria Sedium gives the Arms as blazoned : "Azure, an Eagle displayed Or"
Arms of Bishops
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Bishop Hermann von Burdeham (1262-?)
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Bishop Jacques (1322-1337)
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Bishop Hermann Osenbrügge (1338-1363)
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Bishop Heinrich (1374-1383)
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Bishop Winrich von Kniprode (1385-1419)
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Bishop Christian Kuband, O.Praem. (1423-1432)
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Bishop Johann Krewel, O.T. (1439-?)
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Bishop Ludolf Grau (1454-1458)
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Bishop Judoc Hohenstein (1458-1471)
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Bishop Pierre von Wedberch (1471-1491)
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Bishop Johann Orgass (1492-1515)
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Bishop Joannes Rynel (1515-1527)
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Bishop Jürgen (Georg) de Tisenhusan (1527-1530)
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Bishop Reinhold von Buschoveden (1532-1542)
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Bishop Johann von Münchhausen (1542-1560)
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Literature : McCarthy: Armoria Sedium; Bishops' Arms from J. Siebmacher’s Grosses Wappenbuch Bd 8, Die Wappen der Bistümer und Klöster.