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]
Lorenz Hopfenmüller S.D.S. | |
|---|---|
| Prefect of Assam | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Shillong |
| Diocese | Shillong |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 May 1957 |
| Rank | Catholic Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1844 |
| Died | August 20, 1890 (aged 46) Shillong, India |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Würzburg |
Early life
editHopfenmüller was born on 29 May 1844 in Weismain, Germany.[2] He completed his doctorate from University of Würzburg.[1][3][4]
Priesthood
editOn 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
editIn 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
editHopfenmüller died in Assam, India on 20 August 1890[2] due to heat stroke.[1][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Important Salvatorians". www.salvatorians.sds.ph. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e "Father Otto (Lorenz) Hopfenmüller [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e salvatorians.in http://salvatorians.in/fatherotto. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ 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.