Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein

Swiss bishop

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1760

Place of Birth: Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1833

Profession: Prince-Bishop, Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein (30 June 1760 – 23 October 1833) was Bishop of Chur (1794–1824), then of Chur-St.
Gallen (1824-1833).
He had also been the last prince-bishop of the Prince-Bishopric of Chur until the ecclesiastical principality was secularized in 1803 in the course of the German mediatization. An uncle of the Austrian diplomat Karl Ferdinand Graf von Buol-Schauenstein, Buol-Schauenstein was first ordained as a priest at Chur on 14 June 1783.
He was elected prince-bishop on 22 January 1794; his confirmation followed on 12 September 1794, and he was consecrated as such on 5 October 1794.
In 1810, Buol joined the Order of Knights of Malta.
Buol was appointed bishop of the combined diocese of Chur-St.
Gallen on 27 September 1824 and served in this capacity until his death.