Waldrich, Bishop of Passau
Waldrich (* unknown; † 22 August 804) was the seventh Bishop of Passau from 777 to 804.
There is not much known about the life and work of Waldrich. He succeeded . In his office, the expansion of the diocesan borders falls to the east, to the rivers March and Leitha. In addition, Passau was subordinated to the new metropolis of Salzburg as a suffragan bishopric. Like many of his successors, Waldrich vehemently, but in the end unsuccessfully resisted this subordination.[1]
References[]
- ^ Herbert Wilhelm Wurster: Das Bistum Passau und seine Geschichte. 4 Bände, Straßburg 1994-2010.
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