Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee

The Right Reverend

Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee
Bishop of Basel
ChurchRoman Catholic
Appointed4 May 1576
Term ended18 April 1608
PredecessorMelchior von Lichtenfels
SuccessorWilhelm Rink von Baldenstein
Orders
Consecration10 February 1577
by Marcus Teggingeri
Personal details
Born(1542-05-11)11 May 1542
Rosenberg Castle
Died18 April 1608(1608-04-18) (aged 65)
Porrentruy

Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee (11 May 1542 – 18 April 1608) was a Bishop of Basel and a leader in the Counter-Reformation in the region around Basel, in Switzerland.

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