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 Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed2011-04-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surnames  Hartmann    
First Name(s)  Anastasius    
Titles  Right Rev. Dr.    
Year of Birth  1803    
Year of Death  1866    
Entry  Born Feb. 25, 1803, in the Canton of Lucerne : studied at Soleure, and entered the Capuchin Order, Sep. 1822 : ordained Priest, 1826: became master of novices at Fribourg : at Rome, 1841-3, as Professor of Controversy : sent to Agra, 1843, and, after six months, appointed Chaplain at Gwalior : Bishop of Derbe : in 1846 appointed Vicar Apostolic of Patna, and Bishop at Agra, also in 1846 : Vicar Apostolic of Bombay from 1849 : founded the Catholic Examiner : made Assistant Prelate to the Pontifical Throne and Count of the Roman Empire, also Procurator- General of the Capuchin Mission : again went to Patna as Vicar Apostolic, 1860 : laboured in the interests of his charge : published an Urdu version of the New Testament : secured the exemption of Catholic natives from the Bill for the marriage of native Christians : survived an attack of cholera in June, 1865, but succumbed to another attack, April 24, 1866.     
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