Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf

Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow - Felldorf ( born October 18, 1855 in Berchtesgaden, † May 11, 1936 in Passau) was from 1906 to 1936 the 80th Bishop of Passau.

Life

Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow was born in Berchtesgaden; his parents were Josefa of Berchem and Felix Freiherr von Ow.

Sigismund studied law in Munich and worked for a time as a legal intern; In 1879 he was appointed royal treasurer. According to a long -cherished wish, he then began his theological studies in 1881 in Eichstätt. On July 25, 1884, he received the priesthood in Regensburg. Then he was in Amberg cooperator, but came in 1887 even as a canon of the Old Chapel in Regensburg and worked from 1889 to 1894 as a military preacher, since 1891, the Episcopal clergyman Council and Ordinary Member and since 1897 as diocesan president of the Catholic workers' associations.

On 8 January 1902 he was instituted by Pope Leo XIII. appointed Titular Bishop of Arethusa and the Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg. He received his episcopal consecration Bishop Ignatius of Senestrey on 24 February 1902.

On October 18, 1906 Sigismund Felix was appointed to the bishopric of Passau. In the 30 years in Passau bishop in the diocese he built 31 new parishes, ordained numerous new churches and sought to religious houses. The number of priests increased from 571 to 728 At his instigation, was founded in 1936, the bishop of Passau sheet.

In 1925 he was made an honorary citizen of the city Altötting and 1927 honorary citizen of the city of Passau.

He died on 11 May 1936 and is buried in the crypt in the cathedral bishop St. Stephan in Passau.

Ow - Felldorf was an honorary member of the Catholic South German fraternity KSSt.V. Alemannia München in CT.