Antonius von Thoma (1 March 1829 – 24 November 1897) was

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and later

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of the Archdiocese of München und Freising from 1889 until his death in 1897.

Biography

Thoma was ordained a priest on 29 June 1853 in the Archdiocese of München und Freising, aged 24. His consecrator was

Antonius von Steichele. On 24 March 1889, aged 60, he was appointed

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of the Archdiocese of München und Freising, confirmed two months later and installed on 21 April 1890. On 24 November 1897, aged 68, he died in

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. He had been a priest for 44 years and a bishop for 8 years.

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1829 births 1897 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 {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub