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Biography

Johannes Maximus Stainer von Pleinfelden was born in Bamberg,

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in 1610 and ordained a priest in 1648. On 7 Dec 1682, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau and

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of ''Selymbria''. On 14 Mar 1683, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau until his death on 15 Oct 1692. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Sigmund Ignaz von Wolkenstein-Trostburg, Bishop of Chiemsee (1689).

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17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bavaria Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1610 births 1692 deaths {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub