Wilderich von Walderdorff first studied in Wrzburg, Speyer and the Collegium Germanicum in Rome and was Vicar-General of Mainz from 1647 to 1669.
The young nobleman first studied in Wurzburg, Speyer and the Collegium Germanicum in Rome, was not ordained a priest until 1659 and soon became a canon in Wurzburg, Speyer and Mainz. From 1647 to 1669, Walderdorff was Vicar-General of Mainz, from 1650 dean, later also cathedral provost in the Diocese of Speyer. 
