Wenceslasaus Joseph Kinold ( German: Wenceslaus Joseph Kinold OFM [1] , 07/07/1871, Germany - 05/22/1952,?) - Catholic prelate , first bishop of Sapporo from April 13, 1915 to November 1940, administrator of the apostolic prefecture Carafuto from 1934 to 1938, a member of the monastic order of the Franciscans .
| His Excellency Bishop | ||
| Wenceslaus Joseph Keenold | ||
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| Wenceslaus Joseph Kinold | ||
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| April 13, 1915 - November 1941 | ||
| Church | Roman catholic church | |
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| 1934 - 1938 | ||
| Church | Roman catholic church | |
| Birth | July 7, 1871 | |
| Death | May 22, 1952 (aged 80) | |
| Holy Order | July 1, 1897 | |
| Episcopal consecration | June 9, 1929 | |
Biography
On July 1, 1897, Wenceslas Josef Keenold was ordained a priest in the monastic order of the Franciscans.
On April 13, 1915, Pope Benedict XV appointed Wenceslas Joseph Kinold as Prefect of the Apostolic Prefecture of Sapporo. On March 18, 1929, Pope Pius XI appointed Wenceslas Joseph Keenold to be Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Sapporo and titular Bishop of Panemoticus . On June 9, 1929, Wenceslas Joseph Kinold was ordained bishop by the Archbishop of Ancona and Numana, Mario Giardini, accompanied by the Archbishop of Tokyo, Jean-Baptiste-Alex Chambon, and the titular Bishop of Appiarius Boniface Sawyer.
From 1934 to 1938 he was the administrator of the apostolic prefecture of Karafuto (today - the South Sakhalin Apostolic Prefecture ).
In November 1940, Wenceslas Josef Keenold resigned. He died on May 22, 1952.
Notes
- ↑ see Abbreviations of Catholic Male Monastic Orders and Congregations
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| Predecessor: institution | Diocese of Sapporo April 14, 1915 - November 1940 | Successor: Bishop Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa |
| Predecessor: institution | Apostolic Prefecture of Karafuto 1934 - 1938 | Successor: priest Felis Hermann |