Abbot Athanasius (Ludwig) Merkle, O.C.S.O. †

Deceased

Abbot Emeritus

Titular See: (Ord. Cist. di S. Croce)(Nossa Senhora da Santa Cruz)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1888¹		Born
4 Aug 1913	25.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
1950²	62.0	Appointed	Abbot
1971²	83.0	Resigned	Abbot
5 Jun 1980	92.4	Died	Abbot Emeritus

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain

Second Vatican Council: Session Two: Council Father

a priest for 66.8 years

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