Werner Thissen

His Excellency
Werner Thissen
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 (1938-12-03) December 3, 1938
Kleve Germany
Nationality German
Previous post Auxiliary Bishop of Münster
Motto In Cristo Nova Creatura
Coat of arms
Styles of
Werner Thissen
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor
Posthumous style not applicable

Werner Thissen (born December 3, 1938) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Hamburg from 2002 until 2014, when his resignation was accepted, and he became Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg.[1]

Biography

Born in Kleve, Thissen was ordained to the priesthood in Münster on June 29, 1966.

On April 16, 1999, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Münster and Titular Bishop of Scampa. Thissen received his episcopal consecration on the following May 24 from Bishop Reinhard Lettmann, with Bishops Alfons Demming and Heinrich Janssen serving as co-consecrators.

He was named Archbishop of Hamburg by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 2002; he was installed as such on January 25, 2003. His retirement was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, 21 March 2014. No successor was immediately named.

References

  1. Neuer Hamburger Erzbischof besucht Staatskanzlei und Landtag, T-Online, 24 March 2015

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Ludwig Averkamp
Archbishop of Hamburg
20022014
Succeeded by
Sede vacante


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