Emmanuel von Schimonsky was born on 23 July 1752 in
Brzeźnica, the son of alderman Joseph von Schimonsky. He studied in
Wrocław, and later at the
Lateran in
Rome where he was
ordained in 1775. He returned to Silesia and was a pastor in
Łany. At the same time, he served as dean and episcopal commissioner. In 1793 he became a canon and vicar general of the
diocese of Wrocław, and in 1797
AD an auxiliary bishop. He died on 27 December 1832. A conservative, he fought the effects of the
French Revolution in the form of
Josephinism and teachings of
the Enlightenment amid a backdrop of changing relationships between the
Church, the Roman Curia and the
Prussian government. He died on 27 December 1832 in Wrocław. ==References==