 In order to escape from the strained relations which existed among the divided faculty, Dieringer resigned his offices and dignities during the spring of 1871 and took charge of the parish of Veringendorf in Hohenzollern.In 1874 he was among those recommended for the Archdiocese of Freiburg, but he could not accede to the demands of the government of the Grand Duchy of Baden.After 1874 he was constantly in failing health.