Johann Leonhard Pfaff (18 August 1775 in

Hünfeld Hünfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Fulda. In 2000, the town hosted the 40th Hessentag state festival. Hünfeld has a population close to 16,000. Infrastructure Transport The f ...

- 3 January 1848 in Fulda) was a

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda The Diocese of Fulda (Latin ''Dioecesis Fuldensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in the north of the German state of Hessen. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is in Fulda Cathedral. History The histo ...

from 1832 to 1848. During his tenure he revised the statutes for the education of

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

s in Fulda. Pfaff was ordained as priest on 19 September 1798. On 15 November 1831 he was appointed bishop of Fulda. He was confirmed on 24 February 1832, and ordained on 2 September 1832 by the bishop of

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, Adam Friedrich Groß zu Trockau.

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Entry at ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
19th-century German Roman Catholic bishops 1775 births 1848 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Fulda {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub