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Elmar Fischer (6 October 1936 – 19 January 2022) was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate.

Fischer was born in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1961 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch, Austria. He served as the bishop of the diocese from 2005 until his retirement in 2011.

He died from COVID-19 in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, on 19 January 2022, at the age of 85.

References

1. Catholic Hierarchy.org.-Bishop Elmar Fischer
2. Today.i-n 24 Vorarlberg=Feldkirch Bishop Fischer Emeritus Dies of Corona

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