Peter Philipp von Dernbach (1619–1683) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1672 to 1683 and Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1675 to 1683.[1]
Peter Philipp von Dernbach was born in Geisa on 1 July 1619. His father was a Lutheran who later converted to Roman Catholicism.
He became a canonofBamberg Cathedral on 7 February 1631, and a canon of Würzburg Cathedral on 25 February 1643. He spent 1642-43 studying at the University of Bamberg, and then moved on to study at the Collegium GermanicuminRome. On 31 May 1649, he was made a prebendary of Bamberg Cathedral; he became a prebendary of Würzburg Cathedral on 7 August 1649. On 27 June 1651, he succeeded Philipp Valentin Albrecht Voit von Rieneckasprovost of Bamberg Cathedral.
He was appointed Bishop of Bamberg on 22 March 1672, with Pope Clement X confirming his appointment on 28 January 1675. He was ordained as a priest on 19 May 1675. He was consecrated as a bishopbyDamian Hartard von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck, Archbishop of Mainz, on 2 June 1675. He was appointed Bishop of Würzburg in July 1675, with the pope confirming this appointment on 24 February 1676. This created a personal union between the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg and the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg.
He died of a stroke on 24 April 1683.
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