- Albert Stohr
Albert Stohr (
13 November 1890 -3 June 1961 ) wasBishop of Mainz from15 July 1935 until his death.Stohr was born in
Friedberg ,Germany . He entered the seminary inMainz in 1909 [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/s/s4/stohr_a.shtml Albert Stohr] at the "Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon" de icon] and was ordained as a priest on19 October 1913 inMainz Cathedral . [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bstohr.html Albert Stohr] at catholic-hierarchy.org] After the death of BishopLudwig Maria Hugo , he was elected bishop by the cathedral chapter on10 June 1935 and confirmed byPope Pius XI onJuly 17 1935 . He was consecrated by ArchbishopConrad Gröber on24 August 1935 .His time in office was dominated by
World War II and the subsequent reconstruction efforts. He died inSeligenstadt .References
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NAME=Stohr, Albert
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Bishop ofMainz
DATE OF BIRTH=13 November 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH=Friedberg
DATE OF DEATH=3 June 1961
PLACE OF DEATH=Seligenstadt
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