Adolph Schmitt


Adolph Schmitt

Bishop emeritus of Bulawayo
ProvinceBulawayo
DioceseBulawayo
Appointed23 December 1950 (Vicar Apostolic)
Installed1 January 1955 (Bishop)
Term ended9 May 1974
PredecessorIgnatius Arnoz, CMM
SuccessorErnst Heinrich Karlen, CMM
Other post(s)Titular Bishop of Nasai
Orders
Ordination19 March 1931
Consecration2 April 1951
by Edward Mooney
Personal details
Born
Adolph Gregory Schmitt

(1905-04-20)20 April 1905
Died5 December 1976(1976-12-05) (aged 71)
Lupane District, Matabeleland North, Rhodesia
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Adolph Gregory Schmitt
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. (20 April 1905 – 5 December 1976) was German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was killed by a black nationalist guerrilla during the Rhodesian Bush War in 1976.