Karl-August von Reisach

Karl-August Graf von Reisach (7 July 1800, in Roth, Bavaria  22 December 1869, in the Redemptorist monastery of Contamine, France) was a German Catholic theologian, Cardinal and the Archbishop of Munich and Freising.

His Eminence

Karl-August von Reisach
Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising
ArchdioceseMunich and Freising
SeeMunich and Freising
Appointed12 July 1841 (Coadjutor)
Installed25 January 1847
Term ended19 June 1856
PredecessorLothar Anselm von Gebsattel
SuccessorGregor von Scherr
Other post(s)
  • Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia
  • Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
  • Official of the Roman Curia
Orders
Ordination10 August 1828
Consecration17 July 1836
by Pope Gregory XVI
Created cardinal17 December 1855
by Pope Pius IX
RankCardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born(1800-07-06)6 July 1800
Roth
Died22 December 1869(1869-12-22) (aged 69)
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)Bishop of Eichstätt (1836–1841)
Coat of arms
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