William Finnemann
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William Finnemann, SVD | |
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Apostolic Vicar of Calapan | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Diocese | Calapan |
See | Calapan |
Term ended | 26 October 1942 |
Successor | Henry Ederle, SDV |
Other post(s) |
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Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1911 |
Consecration | 21 May 1929 as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila |
Rank | Apostolic Vicar |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Wilhelm Finnemann |
Born | Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia German Empire | 18 December 1882
Died | 26 October 1942 Near Verde Island, Batangas, Philippines | (aged 59)
Nationality | German |
Sainthood | |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Servant of God |
William (Wilhelm) Finnemann (December 18, 1882 – October 26, 1942) was a priest of the Society of the Divine Word, auxiliary bishop of Manila and apostolic vicar of Calapan, the Philippines.
Born in Hultrop, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia in the German Empire, he was martyred by the Japanese through being thrown into the sea near Verde Island off the coast of Batangas City, Batangas.
Canonization[]
Finnemann is currently in consideration for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church with protocol number 2290 assigned by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. On December 7, 1999, he was declared Servant of God.
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Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1942 deaths
- 20th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
- Deaths by drowning
- Divine Word Missionaries Order
- People executed by drowning
- People murdered in the Philippines
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines
- Filipino Servants of God
- German emigrants to the Philippines
- Clergy from North Rhine-Westphalia
- 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests