Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf (18 October 1855 in Berchtesgaden – 11 May 1936 in Passau) was the Bishop of Passau, Germany, from 1907 until his death in 1936.

He was ordained a priest on 25 July 1884 by Bishop Ignatius von Senestrey, and was a parish priest in Regensburg, Germany.

Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf

On 11 January 1902, aged 46, he was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, and a month later he was named Titular Bishop of Arethusa. On 18 October 1906, aged 51, he was appointed Bishop of Passau and installed in March 1907. He remained in post until his death on 11 May 1936, aged 80.

Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf

He was a priest for 51 years and a bishop for 34 years.

Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf

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External links

David M. Cheney, Catholic-hierarchy.org, Bishop Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf; retrieved: 30 October 2023.

1855 births

1936 deaths

Roman Catholic bishops of Passau

People from Berchtesgaden

20th-century German Roman Catholic bishops

20th-century German Roman Catholic priests