Carlos Stanislau Schmitt, O.F.M. (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 2006) was a

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prelate of the

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. He served as Bishop of Dourados from 1960 to 1970 and later as Auxiliary Bishop of Lages from 1970 to 1973. Born in Gaspar, Santa Catarina, Schmitt entered the seminary in 1931 and completed part of his education at Kolleg St. Ludwig in

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. He was admitted to the Franciscan novitiate in Rodeio in 1938, professed temporary vows in 1939, and solemn vows in 1942. He was ordained a priest in 1943 following studies in philosophy and theology in Rodeio,

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, and

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. Early in his ministry, he was engaged in seminary education and popular missions, with pastoral assignments in the

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and later in Xaxim. On August 29, 1960, he was appointed Bishop of Dourados by

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and was consecrated in Rome on October 28, 1960. After resigning from the diocese in 1970, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Lages and

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of Sufar. He resigned from the titular diocese in 1971 but held the position of auxiliary until 1973. From 1975 until his death in 2006, he served as a hospital chaplain in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmitt, Carlos 1919 births 2006 deaths People from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian Friars Minor 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Roman Catholic bishops of Dourados Roman Catholic bishops of Lages Brazilian Roman Catholic bishops Franciscan bishops