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.


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

Biography

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Adolph Schmitt was born in Rimpar, Germany, ordained a priest on 19 March 1931 from the religious order of the Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries. On 23 December 1950 Schmitt was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the then Vicariate Apostolic of Bulawayo and ordained on 2 April 1951. He retired on 9 May 1974.[1]

Death

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During the Rhodesian Bush War, on 5 December 1976, Schmitt and two of his companions, a nun and a priest, were shot by a black nationalist guerrilla on the way to a hospital visit. The sole survivor of the attack, the nun, said that their car was stopped and the guerrilla demanded money but then opened fire with a machine gun.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Biography Archived 30 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (German)
  2. ^ "Survivor Tells of Rhodesia Ambush". The New York Times. 6 December 1976. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Nasai
1950 - 1955
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Bulawayo
1955 - 1974
Succeeded by