Antonius von Steichele (22 January 1816 – 9 October 1889) was Bishop, and later Archbishop of the Archdiocese of München und Freising from 1878 until 1889.

Biography

Born 22 January 1816 in Mertingen, he was ordained on 28 August 1838, aged 22 as Priest Priest of Augsburg, Germany by Bishop Pankratius von Dinkel.

Antonius von Steichele

On 30 April 1878, aged 62, he was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of München und Freising, confirmed three months later and installed accordingly.

Antonius von Steichele

On 9 October 1889, aged 73, he died. He had been a priest for 51 years and a bishop for 11 years.

Antonius von Steichele

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Catholic Hierarchy

1816 births

1889 deaths

Roman Catholic archbishops of Munich and Freising

19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Germany

Members of the Bavarian Reichsrat

Burials at Munich Frauenkirche

German Roman Catholic archbishops