Josephs blatter biography
Josephs blatter biography
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Joseph Anton Blatter
Swiss priest
Joseph Anton Blatter | |
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Blatter in 1796, aged 50 | |
| Diocese | Sion |
| Elected | 3 August 1790 |
| Installed | 1790 |
| Term ended | 1799 (continued until 1807 as Bishop) |
| Predecessor | Franz Melchior Zen-Ruffinen |
| Successor | Joseph-François-Xavier de Preux |
| Consecration | 13 February 1791 |
| Born | 8 March 1745 Visp, Republic of the Seven Tithings |
| Died | 19 March 1807 Sion, Rhodanic Republic |
Joseph Anton Blatter (also known in French as Joseph-Antoine Blatter; 8 March 1745 — 19 March 1807) was a Swissprelate and the 73rd and last Prince-bishop of the Diocese of Sion, in the Republic of the Seven Tithings, in the modern Canton of Valais, from 1790 to 1799, and after the French invasion and dissolution of the republic, Bishop of Sion until his death in 1807.
His time in office was marked by the turmoil generated by the French Revolution, insurrections in the French-speaking Lower Valais, and the French invasion of Switzerland,