Andrew Bernardo Schierhoff (February 10, 1922 – December 1, 1986) was a

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bishop who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of La Paz in

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Biography

Born in

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, Schierhoff was ordained to the priesthood on April 14, 1948, for the

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. On November 11, 1968, Schierhoff was appointed

auxiliary bishop An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions. ...

of La Paz and titular bishop of ''Pumentum''. He was consecrated bishop on January 2, 1969. On December 12, 1982, he was appointed Prelate of Pando. He died while in office.Latin America Apostolate

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