Profession
Clergy
Biography
Father Georg Rießling was born 26 August 1851 in the Selz (south Russia). He was ordained on 21 June 1877 in Semenovka. He also served in Köhler. In 1880, he was in Luzern. From 1882 to 1904, he served the parish in Katharinenstadt.
Source(s)
- Schnurr, Joseph. Die Kirchen und das religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen - Katholischer Teil (Stuttgart: Selbstverlag Joseph Schnurr, 1972): 176.
Volga Colonies
Images
A group of Catholic priests serving the German-speaking populations of Russia.
Father Rießling, seated far right.
Source: Germans from Russia Heritage Collection of North Dakota State University.