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'''Adalbert Brunke''' (16 May 1912 – 25 September 2013) was the Bishop of the Cape Oranje Diocese of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa]] (ELCSA). |
'''Adalbert Brunke''' (16 May 1912 – 25 September 2013) was the Bishop of the Cape Oranje Diocese of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa]] (ELCSA). |
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Brunke was born in [[Stare Czaple, Pomeranian Voivodeship|Alt Czapel]] (Stare Czaple) in [[West Prussia]]. In 1939 the [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Lutheran Church of Germany]] sent him to [[Tanzania]]. After the start of the [[Second World War]] he was interned in [[South Africa]] by British authorities. In 1949 he began his missionary activity. He was elected the first bishop of his diocese in 1972. Brunke became famous for his pastoral care for [[Nelson Mandela]] throughout his detention on [[Robben Island]]. Mandela later thanked Brunke several times for his sacrificial service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.berliner-missionswerk.de/aktuelles/article/12/altbischof-a.html?no_cache=1&cHash=906b5d11ae33aa614123adc3a6eca4c8|title=Altbischof Adalbert Brunke gestorben|publisher=Berliner Missionswerk||language=German}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nordkirche.de/pressestelle/pressemitteilungen/detail/bischof-abromeit-adalbert-brunke-ueberwand-rassenschranken.html|title=Bischof Abromeit: Adalbert Brunke überwand Rassenschranken|publisher=Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland||language=German}}</ref> |
Brunke was born in [[Stare Czaple, Pomeranian Voivodeship|Alt Czapel]] (Stare Czaple) in [[West Prussia]]. In 1939 the [[Evangelical Church in Germany|Lutheran Church of Germany]] sent him to [[Tanzania]]. After the start of the [[Second World War]] he was interned in [[South Africa]] by British authorities. In 1949 he began his missionary activity. He was elected the first bishop of his diocese in 1972. Brunke became famous for his pastoral care for [[Nelson Mandela]] throughout his detention on [[Robben Island]]. Mandela later thanked Brunke several times for his sacrificial service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.berliner-missionswerk.de/aktuelles/article/12/altbischof-a.html?no_cache=1&cHash=906b5d11ae33aa614123adc3a6eca4c8 |title=Altbischof Adalbert Brunke gestorben |publisher=Berliner Missionswerk |4= |language=German |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928014130/http://www.berliner-missionswerk.de/aktuelles/article/12/altbischof-a.html?no_cache=1&cHash=906b5d11ae33aa614123adc3a6eca4c8 |archivedate=2013-09-28 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nordkirche.de/pressestelle/pressemitteilungen/detail/bischof-abromeit-adalbert-brunke-ueberwand-rassenschranken.html|title=Bischof Abromeit: Adalbert Brunke überwand Rassenschranken|publisher=Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland||language=German}}</ref> |
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Adalbert Brunke (16 May 1912 – 25 September 2013) was the Bishop of the Cape Oranje Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (ELCSA).
Brunke was born in Alt Czapel (Stare Czaple) in West Prussia. In 1939 the Lutheran Church of Germany sent him to Tanzania. After the start of the Second World War he was interned in South Africa by British authorities. In 1949 he began his missionary activity. He was elected the first bishop of his diocese in 1972. Brunke became famous for his pastoral care for Nelson Mandela throughout his detention on Robben Island. Mandela later thanked Brunke several times for his sacrificial service.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Altbischof Adalbert Brunke gestorben" (in German). Berliner Missionswerk. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28.
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