Diocese of Ösel

DIOCESE OF ÖSEL (Dioecesis Tarbatensis)

Country : Estonia
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1228 as Diocese of Ösel (Saare-Lääne)
suppressed in 1560.

Arms (crest) of the Diocese of Ösel

Origin/meaning

The Armoria Sedium gives the Arms as blazoned : "Azure, an Eagle displayed Or"

Arms of Bishops

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  Ludolf Grau (1454-1458)

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  Judoc Hohenstein (1458-1471)

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  Pierre von Wedberch (1471-1491)

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  Johann Orgass (1492-1515)

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  Joannes Rynel (1515-1527)

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  Jürgen de Tisenhusan (1527-1530)

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  Reinhold von Buschoveden (1532-1542)

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  Johann von Münchhausen (1542-1560)

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