Lorenz Hopfenmuller

Father Otto (Lorenz) Hopfenmüller, S.D.S. 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]

The Reverend Servant of God

Fr. 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
Weismain Germany
DiedAugust 20, 1890(1890-08-20) (aged 46)
Shillong, India
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg

Early life

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

Priesthood

On 6 October 1866, Otto 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

In 1889, Otto 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 catechism in local Khasi language.[1][3][4]

Death

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

See also

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