Michael von Deinlein (26 October 1800,

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– 4 January 1875,

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) was a German Roman Catholic priest, bishop and archbishop.

Life

He studied theology and philosophy in Bamberg and was ordained a priest on 18 November 1824. He then became a cathedral chaplain and assistant pastor from 1827 to 1830 in

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, among other roles. He later became regent and professor of moral theology at the Lyzeum in Bamberg. In 1841 he became a

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and in 1844

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. In 1853

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made him an

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and

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of Adramyttium. He was ordained bishop on 20 November 1853 by

Karl-August von Reisach Karl-Auguste Graf von Reisach (7 July 1800, in Roth (district), Roth, Bavaria22 December 1869, in the Redemptorist monastery of Les Contamines-Montjoie, Contamine, France) was a Roman Catholic German theologian, Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal a ...

. From 1851 to 1856 he chaired the Bamberg Historical Society. In 1856 he became

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and was awarded the

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. In 1858 he became archbishop of Bamberg, a role he held until his death. He hosted the nineteenth Katholikentag in Bamberg from 31 August to 3 September 1868. He opposed the dogma of

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at the

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from 1869 to 1870, but left the council of bishops early to avoid having to vote on the matter."Michael von Deinlein"
, Erzbistum Bamberg - 1000 Jahre Bistum Bamberg

Notes and references

External links

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on catholic-hierarchy.org

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deinlein, Michael 1800 births 1875 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Augsburg Archbishops of Bamberg Members of the Bavarian Reichsrat Participants in the First Vatican Council