Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff
Andrew Bernard Schierhoff | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia | |
| Installed | November 11, 1968 |
| Term ended | December 12, 1982 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 14, 1948 |
| Consecration | January 2, 1969 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1922 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | December 1, 1986 (aged 64) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Andrew Bernardo Schierhoff (February 10, 1922 – December 1, 1986) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia.
Biography
[edit]Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Schierhoff was ordained to the priesthood on April 14, 1948, for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis.
On November 11, 1968, Schierhoff was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz, Bolivia and titular bishop of Pumentum. He was consecrated bishop on January 2, 1969.
On December 12, 1982, he was appointed Prelate of Pando. He died while in office.[1][2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Andrew Bernardo Schierhoff[self-published source]
- ^ Latin America Apostolate Archived October 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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