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04 August 2005
Bishop Schmidt Died
Bishop Firmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop Emeritus of Mendi, Papua New Guinea, has died. He retired in 1995 after having served as the ordinary (as Prefect, Vicar Apostolic, and finally Bishop) of Mendi for 35 years. May he rest in peace.