Michael von Deinlein

Michael von Deinlein
Bishop of Augsburg
Michael von Deinlein, official photograph from the Konzilsväter album, 1870
Diocese	Augsburg
In office	12 January 1856 – 17 June 1858
Predecessor	Johann Peter von Richarz
Successor	Pankratius von Dinkel
Personal details
Born	26 October 1800 Hetzles
Died	4 January 1875 Bamberg
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Michael von Deinlein (26 October 1800, Hetzles, Upper Franconia – 4 January 1875, Bamberg) was a German Roman Catholic priest, bishop and archbishop.

He studied theology and philosophy in Bamberg and was ordained a priest on 18 November 1824. He then became a cathedral chaplain and assistant pastor from 1827 to 1830 in Coburg, among other roles. He later became regent and professor of moral theology at the Lyzeum in Bamberg.

In 1841 he became a canon and in 1844 vicar general. In 1853 pope Pius IX made him an auxiliary bishop in Bamberg and titular bishop of Adramyttium. He was ordained bishop on 20 November 1853 by Karl-August von Reisach. From 1851 to 1856 he chaired the Bamberg Historical Society.

In 1856 he became bishop of Augsburg and was awarded the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. In 1858 he became archbishop of Bamberg, a role he held until his death. He hosted the nineteenth Katholikentag in Bamberg from 31 August to 3 September 1868. He opposed the dogma of papal infallibility at the First Vatican Council from 1869 to 1870, but left the council of bishops early to avoid having to vote on the matter.^[1]

• Works by or about Michael von Deinlein at the Internet Archive
• Michael von Deinlein on catholic-hierarchy.org
• Biography of Michael von Deinlein

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany Czech Republic Netherlands Vatican
People	Deutsche Biographie DDB