Josef Stangl [SEP] position held
Josef Stangl
Josef Stangl (; 12 March 1907 – 8 April 1979) was Roman Catholic bishop of Würzburg, Germany.
Born in Kronach, Bavaria, Stangl became a priest on 16 March 1930, and he was appointed by Pope Pius XII as Bishop of Würzburg on 27 June 1957.
He approved the exorcism on Anneliese Michel in 1975 and 1976, ordering total secrecy, "after careful consideration and good information" by Father Arnold Renz. She died of malnutrition from almost a year of semi-starvation while the
Stangl
Stangl is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Christian Stangl (born 1966), Austrian mountain climber
- Dalene Stangl, American statistician
- Ernst Stangl ("fl." 1970s), Austrian luger
- Franz Stangl (1908-1971), Austrian-born Nazi "SS" officer and commandant of the Sobibor and then Treblinka extermination camps
- Johann Stangl ("fl." 1950s), Austrian luger
- Josef Stangl (1907-1979),