Firmin Martin Schmidt

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Firmin Martin Schmidt (October 12, 1918 - August 4, 2005) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Born in Catharine, Kansas, United States, Schmidt was ordained a priest for the Capuchin order on June 2, 1946. On April 3, 1959, he was appointed prefect of Mendi, Papua New Guinea, and then vicar apostolic of Mendi and titular bishop of Conana on June 6, 1965; he was ordained bishop on December 15, 1965. On November 15, 1966, he was appointed first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mendi retiring on February 3, 1995. [1]

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