Heinrich Karlen
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| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Umtata (1968-1974) |
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| Religious style | Archbishop |
Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (1 February 1922 – 28 October 2012)Roman Catholic Church.
History
Karlen was born in
Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries. On 26 September 1968 Karlen was appointed bishop of Umtata, South Africa and ordained on 3 December 1968. Karlen was appointed bishop of Bulawayo
, Zimbabwe on 9 May 1974; he became Archbishop in 1994 when Bulawayo was raised to Archdiocese, and retired as such on 24 October 1997.
He died on 28 October 2012, in the hospital Mater Dei in Bulawayo, aged 90.
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References
- ^ "Aus der Schweiz stammender Erzbischof in Simbabwe gestorben". www.kipa-apic.ch (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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