Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff
Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff OFM (born November 30, 1921 in Woerden ; † February 7, 2018 in Wijchen ) was a Dutch religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Jayapura (Indonesia).
Life
Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff joined the Congregation of the Franciscan at and received on 15 March 1953, the priestly ordination .
Pope Paul VI appointed him on May 6, 1972 Bishop of Jayapura , which is in the Indonesian part of New Guinea . The Archbishop of Semarang Justinus Cardinal Darmojuwono donated him episcopal ordination on September 10th of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Herman Tillemans MSC , Archbishop of Merauke , and Alphonsus Augustus Sowada OSC , Bishop of Agats .
On August 29, 1997, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation. Münninghoff died in February 2018 of complications from cancer.
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Missiebisschop Herman Münninghoff ofm overleden . kathiek.nl, February 8, 2018, accessed February 11, 2018 (Dutch).
Katharina R. Lestari: Dutch-born Franciscan bishop dies aged 96 in Papua . UCA News , February 8, 2018, accessed February 9, 2018.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman OFM |
Bishop of Jayapura 1972–1997 |
Leo Laba Ladjar OFM |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Münninghoff, Herman Ferdinandus Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Münninghoff, Herman Ferdinandus Maria OFM |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Jayapura |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woerden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 2018 |
| Place of death | Wijchen |