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Bishop Pankratius von Dinkel, official photo from the album of the Council Fathers, 1870

Pankratius von Dinkel (born February 9, 1811 in Staffelstein , † October 8, 1894 in Augsburg ) was bishop of Augsburg from 1858 until his death .

Life

Von Dinkel was born as the son of an innkeeper and mayor. After graduating from high school in 1828, he studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the Bamberg Lyceum . He was ordained a priest on August 31, 1834 by the Archbishop of Bamberg, Joseph Maria von Fraunberg . Dinkel worked as a chaplain at the parish church of St. Martin in Forchheim. In 1843 he became pastor in Erlangen , where he worked until 1858. When he left Erlangen, he was made honorary citizen of the city.

Pankratius von Dinkel succeeded Michael von Deinlein as Bishop of Augsburg . On November 21, 1858, he was enthroned in Augsburg Cathedral by the Archbishop of Munich, Gregor von Scherr . Soon Bishop Pankraz introduced a new catechism and, in 1860, a new hymn and prayer book (“Laudate”). He initiated the restoration of the Augsburg Cathedral and the Church of St. Ulrich and Afra .

As a participant in the first Vatican Council , he stood on the side of the bishops who rejected the infallibility of the Pope .

In the Kulturkampf he accepted numerous priests and theology students who had been expelled from Prussia.

He is often regarded as the most important bishop of Augsburg in the 19th century.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Michael von Deinlein	Bishop of Augsburg 1858-1894	Peter von Hötzl