He was born at
Grossglogau on 24 November 1799, was educated at
Breslau, and in 1837 was appointed chief preacher at the Cathedral of Breslau. In 1853 he was elected bishop. At the numerous synods and councils which he attended, he revealed himself as a stanch defender of the orthodox Roman Catholic creed, although he opposed the dogma of
papal infallibility at the Council of the Vatican. In 1875, after repeated conflicts with the
Prussian
May Laws, a court declared him deposed from his see, a unilateral act without ecclesiastical effect, but de facto executed in the Prussian bulk part of the diocese. Before the sentence Förster had moved to the prince-episcopal summer residence
Johannesberg Castle in
Jauernig in Silesia in the
Bohemian part of the diocese. In that part of the diocese in
Bohemian Silesia Förster remained the acting prince-bishop also observing his task as member of the Silesian parliament, which he, as prince-bishop, held
ex officio. He died in Jauernig on 20 October 1881. He was a noted pulpit orator. ==Works==