Antonius von Steichele

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.^[1]

Antonius von Steichele
Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Archdiocese	Munich and Freising
See	Munich and Freising
Appointed	15 July 1878
Installed	13 October 1878
Term ended	9 October 1889
Predecessor	Gregor von Scherr
Successor	Antonius von Thoma
Orders
Ordination	28 August 1838
Consecration	13 October 1878 by Pankratius von Dinkel
Personal details
Born	(1816-01-22)22 January 1816 Mertingen
Died	9 October 1889(1889-10-09) (aged 73)
Denomination	Roman Catholic

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.

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

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