Heinrich von Lichtenau

Heinrich von Lichtenau (1444–1517) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1505 to 1517.

Heinrich von Lichtenau was born in Mindelheim in 1444.

[1] He was ordained as a priest in Augsburg in 1484.

[1] The cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral elected him Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on 1 April 1505.

[1] Pope Julius II confirmed his appointment on 7 May 1505, and he was consecrated as a bishop by Gabriel von Eyb, Bishop of Eichstätt, on 27 July 1505.