Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg
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Archdiocese of Hamburg Archidioecesis Hamburgensis Erzbistum Hamburg | |
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Titular Bishop-elect of Tisedi; appointed by Pope Francis Feb. 9 '17) | |
| Vicar General | Rev. Ansgar Thim |
| Bishops emeritus | Werner Thissen |
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The Archdiocese of Hamburg (Lat. Archidioecesis Hamburgensis; Ger. Erzbistum Hamburg) is a
Archdiocese of Cologne, was appointed Archbishop of Hamburg.[1]
History
In 831, Hamburg was elevated to an
Reformation the bishopric underwent steady deterioration and finally, with the Peace of Westphalia
in 1648, it ceased to exist.
By the apostolic constitution Omnium Christifidelium of
Hildesheim, namely the Free and Hanse-City of Hamburg, the State of Schleswig-Holstein and the half-State of Mecklenburg. The cathedral and the vicar-general are seated in the city-quarter Sankt Georg which is located in the borough of Hamburg-Central
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Ordinaries
- Ludwig Averkamp (24 October 1994 – 16 February 2002)
- Werner Thissen (22 November 2002 – 24 March 2014)
- Stefan Heße (26 January 2015[2] – present)
References
- ^ "Freue mich auf die Begegnungen", domradio, Germany, 26 January 2015. Retrieved on 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 26.01.2015" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links
- (in German) Official site
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