What position was Huldrych Zwingli appointed to in Zürich in 1519?
Bishop
Leutpriester
Archbishop
Canon
Answer
Huldrych Zwingli was appointed to the position of Leutpriester in Zürich in 1519. This position was the equivalent of a parish priest, and Zwingli used it as a platform to preach his reformist ideas. He advocated for the simplification of the Mass, the elimination of clerical celibacy, and the rejection of the authority of the Pope.
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