Oswald Georg Hirmer
Oswald Georg Hirmer (February 28, 1930 Amberg, Germany– March 5, 2011) was a Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Umtata, South Africa.
Born in Germany, Hirmer was ordained a priest in 1955. In 1997, he was named bishop of the Umtata Diocese. Hirmer retired in 2008 and henceforth was bishop emeritus.[1] Bishop Hirmer died on March 5, 2011.
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- 2011 deaths
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