Richard Paul Stravius

Richard Paul Stravius or Richard Pauli-Stravius (1590–1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1642–1654) and Titular Bishop of Dionysias.[1][2]

Most Reverend

Richard Paul Stravius
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne
Titular Bishop of Dionysias
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cologne
In office1642–1654
Orders
Ordination1631
Consecration2 Feb 1642
by Jacques Boonen
Personal details
Born1590
Kuttekoven, Belgium
Died24 Jan 1654 (age 64)
Cologne, Germany
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Biography

Richard Paul Stravius was born in Kuttekoven, Belgium in 1590 and ordained a priest in Liège, Belgium in 1631.[1][2] In 1634, he was appointed Apostolic Internuncio to Flanders.[1] On 21 Oct 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of Dionysias.[1][2] On 2 Feb 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Jacques Boonen, Archbishop of Mechelen, with Pierre Antoine Triest, Bishop of Ghent, and Gaspard Dubois, Bishop of Antwerp, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2] In 1642, he resigned as Apostolic Internuncio to Flanders.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 24 Jan 1654.[1][2]

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References
  1. "Bishop Richard Paul Stravius" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 27, 2016
  2. "Bishop Richard Pauli-Stravius" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 27, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln (Germany)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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