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Johann Leonhard Pfaff
Johann Leonhard Pfaff (18 August 1775 in Hünfeld - 3 January 1848 in Fulda) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda from 1832 to 1848. During his tenure he revised the statutes for the education of priests 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 Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg ..., Adam Friedrich Groß zu Trockau. References * External links Entry at ''catholic-hierarchy.org'' 19th-century German Roman Catholic bishops 1775 births 1848 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Fulda {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 federal road B27 crosses Hünfeld from north to south. Eastbound B84 begins here. The closest motorway is Autobahn A7 Flensburg - Füssen, the nearest interchange is "Hünfeld / Schlitz AS 90", 7 km distance to the town center. Hünfeld has a railway station on the Bebra–Fulda railway. The nearest Intercity-Express stop is Fulda railway station. The nearest international airport is Frankfurt International Airport, 140 km distance to city-center Governance Town twinning Hünfeld is twinned with: * Landerneau, Département Finistère, , since 14 July 1968 * Geisa, Thuringia, , since 1990 * Prószków, Opole Voivodeship, , since 4 October 1997 * Steinberg, Saxony, Notable people * Wilm Hosenfeld (1895–1952) * Johann Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |