Johann Funk
Canadian bishop
About Johann Funk
Lived 1836 – 1917 (aged 80).
Johann Funk (December 26, 1836 – March 15, 1917) was a Mennonite bishop in early Canadian history.
Funk was born on the Bergthal Colony, a Mennonite settlement near Mariupol, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (Today Ukraine) in 1836. In 1874, bishop Gerhard Wiebe persuaded the colony to emigrate to Canada. Funk was ordained a bishop in Canada in 1892, and played a significant role in the development of Mennonite education and the formation of Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna, Manitoba.
Funk died in 1917 in Altbergthal, near Altona, Manitoba.
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Who was Johann Funk?
Canadian bishop (1836-1917)
When was Johann Funk born?
Johann Funk was born on 26 December 1836.
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Johann Funk died on 15 March 1917.
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