Werner Thissen
His Excellency Werner Thissen | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg | |
 Archbishop Dr. Werner Thissen (2012) | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Hamburg |
| Province | Hamburg |
| Appointed | 22 November 2002 |
| Installed | 25 January 2003 |
| Quashed | 2003-2014 |
| Term ended | 21 March 2014 |
| Predecessor | Ludwig Averkamp |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 June 1966 |
| Consecration | 24 May 1999 by Reinhard Lettmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1938 Kleve Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Münster |
| Motto | In Cristo Nova Creatura |
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| Styles of Werner Thissen | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
| Posthumous style | not applicable |
Werner Thissen (born 3 December 1938) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Hamburg from 2002 until 2014 when he resigned and became Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg.[1]
Biography[]
Born in Kleve, Thissen was ordained to the priesthood in Münster on 29 June 1966.
On 16 April 1999 he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Münster and Titular Bishop of . Thissen received his episcopal consecration on the following 24 May from Bishop Reinhard Lettmann, with Bishops Alfons Demming and serving as co-consecrators.
He was named Archbishop of Hamburg by Pope John Paul II on 22 November 2002; he was installed as such on 25 January 2003.
References[]
- ^ Neuer Hamburger Erzbischof besucht Staatskanzlei und Landtag, T-Online, 24 March 2015
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- Archbishops of Hamburg
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Germany
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Germany
- People from Kleve
- Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests