Reinhold Stecher
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Reinhold Stecher is an Austria
n Prelate
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Reinhold Stecher was born in Innsbruck, Austria, ordained a priest on December 19, 1947. Stecher was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Innsbruck
on December 15, 1980 and ordained bishop January 25, 1981. Stecher retired on October 10, 1997.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Reinhold Stecher was born in Innsbruck, Austria, ordained a priest on December 19, 1947. Stecher was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Innsbruck
Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck
The Diocese of Innsbruck is a diocese located in the city of Innsbruck in the Ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.-History:* December 11, 1925: Established as Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck – Feldkirch...
on December 15, 1980 and ordained bishop January 25, 1981. Stecher retired on October 10, 1997.
See also
- List of oldest Catholic bishops
- Diocese of InnsbruckRoman Catholic Diocese of InnsbruckThe Diocese of Innsbruck is a diocese located in the city of Innsbruck in the Ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.-History:* December 11, 1925: Established as Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck – Feldkirch...
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Diocese of Innsbruck (German)