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Werner Thissen

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His Excellency

Werner Thissen
Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg
Archbishop Dr. Werner Thissen (2012)
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Hamburg
ProvinceHamburg
Appointed22 November 2002
Installed25 January 2003
Quashed2003-2014
Term ended21 March 2014
PredecessorLudwig Averkamp
SuccessorStefan Heße
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Münster
Orders
Ordination29 June 1966
Consecration24 May 1999
by Reinhard Lettmann
Personal details
Born (1938-12-03) 3 December 1938 (age 85)
NationalityGerman
MottoIn Cristo Nova Creatura
Coat of armsWerner Thissen's coat of arms
Styles of
Werner Thissen
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor
Posthumous stylenot 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

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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 Scampa. Thissen received his episcopal consecration on the following 24 May 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 22 November 2002; he was installed as such on 25 January 2003.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Hamburg
2002–2014
Succeeded by