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Name: HIRTH, Jean-Joseph (Bishop)

Birth Date: 1854 Strasbourg, Alsace

Death Date: 6.1.1931 Kabgaye, Ruanda

Nationality: German

First Date: 1889

Profession: Appointed Apostolic Vicar Uganda and later South Nyanza.

Area: Uganda, S. Nyanza over 40 years, opened missions in Ruanda

Book Reference: Gillett, Hut, North, BEA

General Information:

North - Kampala, April,May 1893; travelled to Bukoba & Buddu 1893; transferred to Vicarate of South Nyanza 1894; Visiting Berlin 25/6/1895

North - Arr. Uganda Mission 1887; transferred to Vicariate of South Nyanza 1894

North - Rubaga Dec 1890; Consecrated Bishop March 1890; arr. Kampala from GEA 21/2/1891; travelled to coast with Fr. Achte, returned to Kampala from Zanzibar & withdrew to Buddu

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