About John Gottlieb Auer
Lived 1832 – 1874 (aged 41). John Gottlieb Auer was an American clergyman and missionary.
John Gottlieb Auer (November 18, 1832-February 16, 1874) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Liberia.
Born in Württemberg, Germany, Auer was a Lutheran minister, but applied for and took orders in the Episcopal church, being ordained at Cavalla, Africa, in 1862. At a special meeting of the general convention, in October, 1872, Dr. Auer was elected missionary bishop of Cape Palmas, in Africa. He was consecrated 17 April, 1873. but was stricken down with fever, and his term of service was less than one year.
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Who was John Gottlieb Auer?
German-American missionary, bishop (1833-1874)
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John Gottlieb Auer was born on 18 November 1832 in Neubulach.
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John Gottlieb Auer died on 16 February 1874 in Cape Palmas.
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John Gottlieb Auer was a clergyman and missionary.
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John Gottlieb Auer was American.
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