enthroned ended predecessor religion successor consecration birth_place death_date title article_title see period birth_date image ordination name
1870 1886 henry damian juncker roman catholic church james ryan january 23 , 1870 ensheim , rhenish palatinate , germany 15 february 1886 bishop of alton peter joseph baltes
 alton january , 1886 23 , 1870 & mdash ; february 15 7 april 1827 bischof baltes 1 js.jpg may 21 , 1853 peter joseph baltes
peter joseph baltes

peter joseph baltes -lrb- april 7 , 1827 -- february 15 , 1886 -rrb- was a german american prelate of the roman catholic church .
he served as bishop of alton from 1870 until his death in 1886 .
