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| Pope Urban IX | |
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Bishop of Rome Archbishop of Avignon Vicar of Christ | |
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| Church | Avignonese Catholic Church |
| Papacy began | November 27, 1985 |
| Papacy ended | May 21, 2015 |
| Predecessor | Julius IV |
| Successor | Ignatius |
| Created Cardinal | by Pope Julius IV |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Wolfgang Leopold Lichtner |
| Born |
March 9, 1925 Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria |
| Died |
May 21, 2015 (aged 90) Venaissin City, Sovereign Patriarchate of Avignon |
| Nationality | Austrian (with Venaissin citizenship) |
| Previous post | TBD |
Pope Urban IX (March 9, 1925 – May 21, 2015; born Wolfgang Leopold Lichtner) was the head of the Avignonese Catholic Church and the sovereign of Venaissin City from 1985 until his death. He is the only pope from Austria.
Born in Klagenfurt, he attended the Seminary of Vienna and graduated in 1947. Lichtner was ordained a priest of the Catholic Church in communion with Avignon in 1949 and served at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk until his acceptance into Pontifical Ecclesiastical College.
Early life
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Death and legacy
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