William Finnemann

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Servant of God William Finnemann, SVD
Apostolic Vicar of Calapan
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Diocese	Calapan
See	Calapan
Term ended	26 October 1942
Successor	Henry Ederle, SDV
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (1929 - 1936) Titular Bishop of Sora (1929 - 1936) Prefect of Mindoro (1936 - 1942)
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1911
Consecration	21 May 1929 as Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
Rank	Apostolic Vicar
Personal details
Birth name	Wilhelm Finnemann
Born	(1882-12-18)18 December 1882 Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia German Empire
Died	26 October 1942(1942-10-26) (aged 59) Near Verde Island, Batangas, Philippines
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.

External links[]

• Hagiography Circle
• Bishop Finnemann's life in German
• Divine Word Seminary