Rudolf Schmid (bishop)

infobox bishopbiog
name = Rudolf Schmid


religion=Roman Catholic Church
See = Titular See of Dionysiana
Title = Titular Bishop of Dionysiana
Period = 1972 -present
Predecessor = Diego Maria Gómez Tamayo
Successor = none
ordination = June 26 1938
bishops = Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg Diocese
post = Bishop | date of birth = birth date and age|1914|6|26
place of birth = Schiers, Germany

Rudolf Schmid (born June 26, 1914) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Schmid currently is second oldest German bishop as well as one of the oldest Catholic bishops.

Schmid was born in Schiers, Germany in 1914 and was ordained a priest on June 26 1938, his 24th birthday, with the Augsburg Diocese. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Augsburg Diocese on January 3 1972; he was ordained on March 25 1972 Titular Bishop of Dionysiana. Schmid retired from his position of Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg on July 11 1990.

ee also

*List of oldest Catholic bishops
*Augsburg Diocese

External links

* [http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschmi.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
* [http://www.bistum-augsburg.de/ba/dcms/sites/bistum/index.html Diocese Site] (German)