Bernardo José Nolker
Bernardo José Nolker CSsR (born September 25, 1912 in Baltimore , USA , † January 17, 2000 in Saratoga Springs , New York ) was an American religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Paranaguá .
Life
Bernardo José Nolker joined the Congregation of the Redemptorists in and put on 2 August 1934, the profession from. On June 18, 1939, he received the sacrament of ordination .
Pope John XXIII appointed him on January 7, 1963 as the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Paranaguá . The Archbishop of Baltimore , Lawrence Shehan , ordained him episcopally on April 25 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Curitiba , Manuel da Silveira d'Elboux , and the Prelate of the Virgin Islands , Edward John Harper CSsR.
He took part in the second, third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a Council Father.
On March 15, 1989, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Paranaguá 1963–1989 |
Alfredo Ernest Novak CSsR |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nolker, Bernardo José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nolker, Bernard Joseph (real name); Nolker, Bernard J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, Roman Catholic Bishop of Paranaguá |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 2000 |
| Place of death | Saratoga Springs , New York |