1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII ▁as ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Wür zburg ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁approved ▁the ▁ex or c ism ▁on ▁Ann el iese ▁Michel ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ordering ▁total ▁secre cy , ▁" after ▁careful ▁consideration ▁and ▁good ▁information " ▁by ▁Father ▁Arnold ▁R enz . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁mal nut r ition ▁from ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁semi - star v ation ▁while ▁the ▁r ites ▁of ▁ex or c ism ▁were ▁performed . ▁ ▁St ang l ▁consec r ated ▁Father ▁Joseph ▁R atz inger , ▁later ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI , ▁as ▁a ▁bishop ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁St ang l ▁with d rew ▁as ▁a ▁bishop ▁of ▁Wür zburg , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Schwe inf urt ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bishop ▁St ang l ▁at ▁c atholic - h ier archy . org ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁K ron ach ▁( d istrict ) ▁Category : R oman ▁Catholic ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁Wür zburg ▁Category : Ex or c ism ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁Category : Part icip ants ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁V at