Coadjutor bishop
Berthold was born in Salzburg, Austria. His real name was Berthold Pürstinger, frequently called Pirstinger; but he is generally known as Berthold of Chiemsee, from his episcopal see, situated on one of the islands of the Bavarian lake of Chiemsee. We have little information regarding his early life. He was licentiate in civil, and doctor in ecclesiastical law, and in 1495 he appears as the "Magister Cameræ" of the Archbishop of Salzburg, and in 1508 was appointed Bishop of Chiemsee. During his episcopal career (1508–25), he resided at Salzburg, in the position of Coadjutor bishop to the archbishop of the latter place.