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Antonius von Steichele (22 January 1816 – 9 October 1889) was
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, and later
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of the Archdiocese of München und Freising from 1878 until 1889.


Biography

Born 22 January 1816 in
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, he was ordained on 28 August 1838, aged 22 as Priest Priest of
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by
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Pankratius von Dinkel. On 30 April 1878, aged 62, he was appointed
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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Steichele, Antonius von 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