Johann Christoph von Westerstetten

Johann Christoph von Westerstetten
Johann Christoph von Westerstetten on his gravestone in Eichstätt Cathedral
Diocese	Eichstätt
Installed	28 January 1613
Term ended	28 July 1637
Predecessor	Johann Konrad von Gemmingen
Successor	Marquard von Schenk von Castell
Orders
Consecration	14 April 1613 by Heinrich von Knöringen
Personal details
Born	(1562-01-06)6 January 1562 Wasseralfingen
Died	28 July 1637(1637-07-28) (aged 75)
Nationality	Bavarian

Johann Christoph von Westerstetten (6 January 1563 - 28 July 1637) was Prince-bishop of Eichstätt, Bavaria, during the Thirty Years' War.

Johann Christoph von Westerstetten was born on 6 January 1563 at Wasseralfingen. He was ordained a priest in Augsburg, Bavaria, on 11 August 1589. On 4 December 1612 he was selected Prince-bishop of Eichstätt, Bavaria. He was confirmed on 28 January 1613 and consecrated on 14 April 1613.

In 1630 King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden landed in Germany and threatened to invade Bavaria. In 1631 Westerstetten came to the Jesuit College of Ingolstadt, perhaps seeking the protection of Duke Maximilian. His reason may equally have been that he was bishop of that town, and president of the University of Ingolstadt. He never returned to Eichstätt. He died on 28 July 1637, aged 75.

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