Pankratius von Dinkel
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Bishop
Pankratius von Dinkel was Bishop of Augsburg
, Germany from 1858 until his death in 1894.
Born on 9 February 1811, Staffelstein; he was ordained and consecrated as a Parish Priest of Bamberg, Germany
by Archbishop Gregor Leonhard Andreas von Scherr, O.S.B. on 31 August 1834 at the age of 23.
On 16 July 1858, aged 47, he was appointed as Bishop of Augsburg
, and confirmed on 27 September. Pankratius was later ordained on 21 November 1858.
On 8 October 1894, he died, aged 83, in Augsburg.
He was a priest for 60 years and a bishop for almost 36 years.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Pankratius von Dinkel was Bishop of Augsburg
Bishop of Augsburg
The Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Ecclesiastical province of München und Freising.The diocese covers an area of 13,250 km².The current bishop is Konrad Zdarsa who was appointed in 2010....
, Germany from 1858 until his death in 1894.
Born on 9 February 1811, Staffelstein; he was ordained and consecrated as a Parish Priest of Bamberg, Germany
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...
by Archbishop Gregor Leonhard Andreas von Scherr, O.S.B. on 31 August 1834 at the age of 23.
On 16 July 1858, aged 47, he was appointed as Bishop of Augsburg
Bishop of Augsburg
The Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Ecclesiastical province of München und Freising.The diocese covers an area of 13,250 km².The current bishop is Konrad Zdarsa who was appointed in 2010....
, and confirmed on 27 September. Pankratius was later ordained on 21 November 1858.
On 8 October 1894, he died, aged 83, in Augsburg.
He was a priest for 60 years and a bishop for almost 36 years.