Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf
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Sigismund Felix Freiherr
von Ow-Felldorf (18 October 1855, Berchtesgaden
– 11 May 1936, Passau
) was the Bishop of Passau
, Germany
from 1907 until his death in 1936.
He was first consecrated by Bishop
Ignatius von Senestréy
and
ordained a priest on 25 July 1884 and served as a Parish Priest in Regensburg
, Germany
.
On 11 January 1902, aged 46, he was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg and a month later he was named Titular Bishop of Arethusa
.
On 18 October 1906, aged 51, he was appointed as Bishop of Passau
and installed in March 1907. He served until his death on 11 May 1936, aged 80.
He was a priest for 51 years and a bishop for 34 years.
Freiherr
The German titles Freiherr and Freifrau and Freiin are titles of nobility, used preceding a person's given name or, after 1919, before the surname...
von Ow-Felldorf (18 October 1855, Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is located in the south district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, near the border with Austria, some 30 km south of Salzburg and 180 km southeast of Munich...
– 11 May 1936, Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
) was the Bishop of Passau
Bishop of Passau
The Diocese of Passau is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Germany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of München und Freising. The diocese covers an area of 5,442 km². The current bishop is Wilhelm Schraml.-History:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
from 1907 until his death in 1936.
He was first consecrated by Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
Ignatius von Senestréy
Ignatius von Senestréy
Bishop Ignatius von Senestréy was Bishop of Regensburg, Germany from 1858 to 1906....
and
ordained a priest on 25 July 1884 and served as a Parish Priest in Regensburg
Regensburg
Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
On 11 January 1902, aged 46, he was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg and a month later he was named Titular Bishop of Arethusa
Arethusa (see)
Arethusa is a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Syria, near Apameia. The modern, Arabic name of the site is Er-Rastan....
.
On 18 October 1906, aged 51, he was appointed as Bishop of Passau
Passau
Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or "City of Three Rivers," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north....
and installed in March 1907. He served until his death on 11 May 1936, aged 80.
He was a priest for 51 years and a bishop for 34 years.