Firmin Martin Schmidt (October 12, 1918 - August 4, 2005) was a

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bishop. Born in

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, Schmidt was ordained a priest for the Capuchin order on June 2, 1946. On April 3, 1959, he was appointed prefect of

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, and then vicar apostolic of Mendi and

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'' on June 6, 1965; he was ordained bishop on December 15, 1965. On November 15, 1966, he was appointed first bishop of the

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retiring on February 3, 1995.Firmin Martin Schmidt
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1918 births 2005 deaths People from Ellis County, Kansas Capuchins American Roman Catholic priests 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Papua New Guinea Catholics from Kansas Roman Catholic bishops of Mendi Roman Catholic titular bishops {{US-RC-bishop-stub