Eduard von der Ropp
Eduard Michael Johann Maria Freiherr von der Ropp (1851–1939) was a Polish nobleman of Baltic German origins and Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop. He was born 14 December 1851 near Līksna in present-day Latvia and died on 25 July 1939 in Poznań, Poland.
His Excellency Eduard von der Ropp | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Mohilev | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Mohilev |
| Appointed | 25 July 1917 |
| In office | 1917-1939 |
| Predecessor | Wincenty Kluczyński |
| Successor | Boļeslavs Sloskāns |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 August 1886 |
| Consecration | 16 November 1902 by Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1851 Līksna, Dvinsky Uyezd, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | July 25, 1939 (aged 87) Poznań, Poland |
| Buried | Poznań Cathedral |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Tiraspol (1902–1903) Bishop of Vilnius (1903–1917) |
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