Abbey of Metten

IMPERIAL ABBEY OF METTEN (Kloster Metten)

Country:Germany
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Order:Benedictan

Established:766
Abolished:1803
Re-established:1840

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Arms of Abbots

Shown are mainly the family arms of the Abbots. They often quartered their family arms with the arms of the Abbey.

Sebastian Kastner (1569-1577)
Markus Besch (1581-1592)
Ägid Hiebl (1593-1595)
Johannes Nablas (1595-1628)
Johannes Christoph Guetknecht (1628-1645)
Maurus Lauter (1645-1650)
Augustin Gerlstötter (1651-1658)
Johannes Jakob Schleich (1658-1668)
Roman Schäffler (1668-1686)
Benedikt Ferg (1686-1706)
Roman Märkl (1706-1729)
Benedikt Höld (1729-1730)
Augustinus Ostermayer (1730-1742)
Columban Gigl (1744-1752)
Adalbert Tobiaschu (1752-1770)
Lambert Kraus (1770-1790)
Cölestin Stöckl (1790-1803)
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Gregor von Scherr (1840-1856)
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Utto Lang (1856-1884)
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Benedikt Braunmüller (1884-1898)
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Johannes Leo von Mergel (1898-1905)
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Willibald Adam (1905-1929)
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Corbinian Hofmeister (1929-1966)
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Paul Augustin Mayer (1966-1971 )
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Emmeram Geser (1971-1989 )
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Wolfgang Maria Hagl (1989-present)

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