Type: | Bishop |
Bernhard Rieger | |
Titular bishop of Tigava | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
See: | Titular See of Tigava |
Term: | 1984 - 2013 |
Predecessor: | John Louis Morkovsky |
Successor: | Incumbent |
Ordination: | 29 July 1951 |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1922 |
Birth Place: | Wißgoldingen, Germany |
Death Place: | Kressbronn, Germany |
Previous Post: | Prelate |
Bernhard Rieger (born 17 December 1922; died 10 April 2013 in Kressbronn) was a German Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Rieger was born in Wißgoldingen, Germany and was ordained a priest on 29 July 1951. Rieger was appointed bishop to the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart on 20 December 1984 as well as titular bishop of Tigava and ordained bishop on 2 February 1985. Reiger retired from Rottenburg-Stuttgart Diocese on 31 July 1996.[1]