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Lorenz Hopfenmüller

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Lorenz Hopfenmüller

S.D.S.
Prefect of Assam
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseShillong
DioceseShillong
Orders
Ordination7 May 1957
RankCatholic Priest
Personal details
Born(1844-05-29)May 29, 1844
DiedAugust 20, 1890(1890-08-20) (aged 46)
Shillong, India
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg

Lorenz Hopfenmüller, also known as Father Otto Hopfenmüller, was a Catholic priest of the religious order of the Society of the Divine Saviour. He was the first Apostolic prefect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong (Assam Mission).[1][2][3][4]

Early life

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Hopfenmüller was born on 29 May 1844 in Weismain, Germany.[2] He completed his doctorate from University of Würzburg.[1][3][4]

Priesthood

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On 6 October 1866, Hopfenmüller was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg but in 1887 he became a professed member of the Society of the Divine Saviour[2] and took the religious name Otto.[1][3][4]

Foreign mission

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In 1889, Hopfenmüller was sent to a foreign mission in Assam, India and was appointed prefect of the mission on 31 December 1889.[2] He started to translate the Holy Bible and wrote a catechism in the local Khasi language.[1][3][4]

Death

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Hopfenmüller died in Assam, India on 20 August 1890[2] due to heat stroke.[1][3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Important Salvatorians". www.salvatorians.sds.ph. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Father Otto (Lorenz) Hopfenmüller [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e salvatorians.in http://salvatorians.in/fatherotto. Retrieved 2020-11-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e "Early Shillong through the eyes of a German Catholic missionary". The Shillong Times. 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2020-11-08.