Adolf Bertram

His Eminence

Adolf Bertram
Archbishop of Breslau
Bertram in 1916
SeeBreslau
Elected27 May 1914
Installed8 September 1914
Term ended6 July 1945
PredecessorGeorg von Kopp
SuccessorCapitular Vicar Ferdinand Piontek (as of 16 July 1945, since 1 September restricted to the East German archdiocesan area)
Administrator Karol Milik (as of 1 September 1945, competent in the Wroclaw district of the Polish archdiocesan area)
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agnese fuori le mura
Orders
Ordination31 July 1881
Consecration15 August 1906
by Georg von Kopp
Created cardinal4 December 1916 (in pectore)
5 December 1919
by Pope Benedict XV
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Adolf Bertram

(1859-03-14)14 March 1859
Died6 July 1945(1945-07-06) (aged 86)
Schloß Johannesberg, Jauernig, Czechoslovakia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Hildesheim (1906-1914)
  • Bishop of Breslau (1914-1930 - elevated to Archbishop)
Mottoveritati et caritati
Coat of armsAdolf Bertram's coat of arms

Adolf Bertram (14 March 1859 – 6 July 1945) was archbishop of Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.


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