Antonius von Steichele (22 January 1816 – 9 October 1889) was
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, and later
Archbishop
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of the
Archdiocese of München und Freising from 1878 until 1889.
Biography
Born 22 January 1816 in
Mertingen
Mertingen is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.
The important Roman road, the Via Claudia Augusta was built in this area near the location of "Burghoefe" during the 1st century AD, linking Italy with the Danube ri ...
, he was ordained on 28 August 1838, aged 22 as Priest Priest of
Augsburg, Germany
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by
Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
Pankratius von Dinkel
Bishop Pankratius von Dinkel (9 February 1811 – 8 October 1894) was Bishop of Augsburg, Germany from 1858 until his death in 1894.
Born on 9 February 1811, Staffelstein; he was ordained and consecrated as a Parish Priest of Bamberg, Germany by ...
.
On 30 April 1878, aged 62, he was appointed
Archbishop
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of the
Archdiocese of München und Freising, confirmed three months later and installed accordingly.
On 9 October 1889, aged 73, he died. He had been a priest for 51 years and a bishop for 11 years.
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Catholic Hierarchy
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1816 births
1889 deaths
Roman Catholic archbishops of Munich and Freising
19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Germany
Members of the Bavarian Reichsrat
Burials at Munich Frauenkirche
German Roman Catholic archbishops