Franz Xavier Nierhoff
Franz Xavier Nierhoff MSF (born March 25, 1913 in Fröndenberg / Ruhr ; † March 5, 1994 ) was a German religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Floresta .
Life
Franz Xavier Nierhoff grew up in Wickede (Ruhr) and joined the Order of Missionaries of the Holy Family . On June 23, 1940, he received the sacrament of ordination .
He went to Brazil on behalf of his order , where he finally became the rain of the seminary in Crato .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on August 4, 1964 as the first bishop of the newly established diocese of Floresta . The Archbishop of Paderborn , Lorenz Jaeger , donated him the episcopal ordination on November 29 of the same year in his home church St. Antonius in Wickede . Co- consecrators were Johann Wember MSF, Vicar Apostolic of Northern Norway , and Severino Mariano de Aguiar , Bishop of Pesqueira .
He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father. On December 12, 1988, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Church from 1954 to 1989. In: Chronik. Parish of St. Antonius, Wickede (Ruhr), accessed on July 11, 2016 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Floresta 1964–1988 |
Czesław Stanula CSsR |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nierhoff, Franz Xavier |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nierhoff, Francisco Xavier; Nierhoff, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious, Bishop of Floresta |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fröndenberg / Ruhr |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1994 |