Jacob Mangers
Jacob Mangers SM (French Jacques Mangers ) (born March 18, 1889 in Stolzemburg , Luxembourg ; † January 7, 1972 ) was the Shepherd of the Catholic Church in Norway from 1932 to 1964.
Life
After joining the Marist Fathers , Mangers studied in their congregational school in Differt (Belgium). He later studied philosophy in Paris and theology in Rome . He received a doctorate in theology in 1920. Jacob Mangers was ordained a priest in Rome on April 3, 1920. He was sent to Norway in 1925 , where he first became an assistant priest in the parish of St. Paul in Bergen . He prepared the establishment of a parish in Haugesund (St. Josef) and was transferred there on January 1, 1926. In 1931 he was transferred to Stavanger .
In 1932 he was appointed vicar apostolic in Oslo and on August 24 of the same year he was ordained bishop as titular bishop of Selja in the cathedral of Luxembourg . Mangers was 1953, with the elevation of the vicariate to the diocese of Oslo by Pius XII. , appointed its first Catholic bishop after the Reformation. Mangers retired on December 13, 1964, approved by Pope Paul VI. with simultaneous appointment as titular bishop of Afufenia . He spent his last years in the Zitha monastery in Luxembourg. He was buried in his parents' grave in Bissen .
Web links
- Entry about Jacob Mangers on katolsk.no (Norwegian)
- Entry for Jacob Mangers on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Irgens | Apostolic Vicar of Oslo / Bishop of Oslo 1932–1953 / 1953–1964 |
John Willem Gran OSCO |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mangers, Jacob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mangers, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg clergyman, shepherd of the Catholic Church in Norway (1932–1954) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stolzemburg , Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th January 1972 |