Father Dominic Laurence (Lorenz) Grässel (Grässl) †

Deceased

Priest of Freising, Germany

Note(s): (appointment occurred after his death)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
18 Aug 1753		Born
28 Sep 1772	19.1	Entered	Member of Society of Jesus
21 Jul 1773	19.9	Ceased	Member of Society of Jesus
20 Dec 1777	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Freising, Germany
1778²	24.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Freising, Germany
12 Oct 1793⁶	40.1	Died	Priest of Freising, Germany
8 Dec 1793⁸	40.3	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
8 Dec 1793⁸	40.3	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Samosata

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain ; ⁶ Before ; ⁸ Did Not Take Effect

MicroData Summary
Dominic Laurence (Lorenz) Grässel (Grässl)
Father Dominic Laurence (Lorenz) Grässel (Grässl)
(born 18 Aug 1753, died 12 Oct 1793)
Priest of Freising

Event Place
Birth Place Ruhmansfelden, Diocese of Regensburg
Ordained Deacon Sacristy, St. John the Evangelist, Cathedral, Eichstätt, Diocese of Eichstätt
Death Place Philadelphia, Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Buried Place (Original) St. Joseph, Philadelphia, Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

a priest for 15.7 years

Ordained Deacon by:
Bishop Franz Heinrich Wendelin von Kagenegg †
Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae

Event	Place
Birth Place	Ruhmansfelden, Diocese of Regensburg
Ordained Deacon	Sacristy, St. John the Evangelist, Cathedral, Eichstätt, Diocese of Eichstätt
Death Place	Philadelphia, Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Buried Place (Original)	St. Joseph, Philadelphia, Diocese of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q69438177

Source(s):

b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1794
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 114, and Page 366
bp: CB, 8 Jun 2022
b: CB, 25 May 2025

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a priest for 15.7 years	Ordained Deacon by: Bishop Franz Heinrich Wendelin von Kagenegg † Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae