Bernardo Fey Schneider
Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider CSsR (born February 25, 1910 in Kleinrosseln , Lorraine , German Empire ; † October 20, 1989 ) was a Roman Catholic religious and bishop of Potosí in Bolivia .
Life
Bernardo Fey Schneider joined the Congregation of the Redemptorists in, put on 8 September 1929, the profession , and received on 4 August 1935, the priestly ordination .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on July 9, 1952 auxiliary bishop in Potosí and titular bishop of Philadelphia Minor . The Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia , Archbishop Sergio Pignedoli , donated him episcopal ordination on September 7th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Sucre , Josef Clemens Maurer CSsR, and the Bishop of Potosí, Cleto Loayza Gumiel .
On July 28, 1956, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Potosí. He participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
With the death of Cleto Loayza Gumiel on December 30, 1968, he followed this as Bishop of Potosí. Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation on May 21, 1983.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Cleto Loayza Gumiel |
Bishop of Potosí 1968–1983 |
Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero |
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| SURNAME | Fey Schneider, Bernardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fey Schneider, Bernardo Leonardo; Fey Schneider, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic religious of German descent, Bishop of Potosí |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kleinrosseln , Lorraine , German Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 1989 |