Karl Arnold-Obrist
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Karl Arnold-Obrist (born 18 November 1796; died 17 December 1862, both in
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of the Diocese of Basel. He was ordained in 1820. He was appointed bishop in 1854. He died in 1862.


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Bishops of Basel 1796 births 1862 deaths People from Solothurn {{Switzerland-RC-clergy-stub