Adalbert Brunke
Adalbert Leopold Max Brunke (born May 16, 1912 in Alt-Chapel , Karthaus district , † September 25, 2013 in Cape Town ) was Bishop of the Cape Orange Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa .
Life
Brunke was born in Alt-Chapel in West Prussia in 1912 , before his family moved to Pomerania a year later, where he first attended elementary school and from 1922 the Stephan high school in Stolp . After attending a commercial college for a year, he began training at the mission seminar of the Berlin Mission Society in 1937 . In 1939 he was sent to Tanganyika by the Evangelical Church in Germany . After the beginning of the Second World War he was interned by the British in South Africa for seven years . In 1949 he began working as a missionary. In 1957 he became superintendent . He was elected the first bishop of his diocese in 1972. He held this position until his retirement in 1978. Brunke was at times a prison chaplain on Robben Island , where he met Nelson Mandela . Mandela later thanked him for his work.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stolper Heimatkreise e. V .: Adalbert Leopold Max Brunke, Bishop (1912-2013)
- ^ Former Bishop Adalbert Brunke has died . Berliner Missionwerk.
- ^ Bishop Abromeit: Adalbert Brunke overcame racial barriers . Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brunke, Adalbert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brunke, Adalbert Leopold Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Evangelical Lutheran bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Old chapel |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 2013 |
| Place of death | Cape Town |