Adolph Gregory Schmitt
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The Most Reverend Adolph Schmitt C.M.M. |
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| Bishop of Bulawayo | |
| Province | Bulawayo |
| Diocese | Bulawayo |
| Appointed | 23 December 1950 (Vicar Apostolic) |
| Installed | 1 January 1955 (Bishop) |
| Term ended | 9 May 1974 |
| Predecessor | Ignatius Arnoz |
| Successor | Ernst Heinrich Karlen |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Nasai |
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| Ordination | 19 March 1931 |
| Consecration | 2 April 1951 by Edward Mooney |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Adolph Gregory Schmitt |
| Born |
20 April 1905 Rimpar, Germany |
| Died | 5 December 1976 (aged 71) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Styles of Adolph Gregory Schmitt |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Adolph Gregory Schmitt,C.M.M. (20 April 1905 – 5 December 1976) was German Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Adolph Schmitt was born in Rimpar, Germany, ordained a priest on 19 March 1931 from the religious order of the Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries. On 23 December 1950 Schmitt was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the then Vicariate Apostolic of Bulawayo and ordained on 2 April 1951. He retired on 9 May 1974. On 5 December 1976 Schmitt and two of his companions were shot by a partisan on the way to a hospital visit.
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