Christian Roos

Christian Roos
Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau
In office	27 July 1886 – 22 October 1896
Predecessor	Johann Baptist Orbin
Successor	Georg Ignaz Komp
Previous post	Bishop of Limburg (1885-1886)
Orders
Ordination	22 August 1853
Consecration	17 May 1885 by Georg von Kopp
Personal details
Born	Johannes Christian Roos (1826-04-28)28 April 1826 Kamp am Rhein, Duchy of Nassau, German Confederation
Died	22 October 1896(1896-10-22) (aged 70) Freiburg im Breisgau, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
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Johannes Christian Roos (28 April 1826 in Kamp am Rhein – 22 October 1896 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman. He was Bishop of Limburg from 1885 to 1886 and Archbishop of Freiburg from 1886 until his death ten years later.

Bibliography (in German)

• Klaus Schatz: Geschichte des Bistums Limburg. Mainz 1983.
• Christoph Schmider: Die Freiburger Bischöfe: 175 Jahre Erzbistum Freiburg. Eine Geschichte in Lebensbildern. Freiburg i. Br.: Herder Verlag, 2002. ISBN 3-451-27847-2.

Sources

• David M. Cheney. "Archbishop Johannes Christian Roos [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-01-06. ^{[self-published]}