Johann Bockwinkel
Johann Bockwinkel SVD (born August 19, 1910 in Ellewick-Crosewick ; † July 23, 1999 ) was the prelate of Encarnación .
Life
Johann Bockwinkel joined the religious order of the Steyler Missionaries, made his profession in 1934 and was ordained a priest on October 27, 1935 .
Paul VI appointed him on May 11, 1968 as prelate of Encarnación and titular bishop of Oppidum Novum . He was ordained bishop by the Apostolic Nuncio in Paraguay , Antonio Innocenti , on June 23 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Jorge Kémérer SVD, Bishop of Posadas , and Agustín Rodríguez , Military Bishop of Paraguay .
He renounced his titular bishop's seat on November 3, 1977 in the course of the new allocation directives of the Roman Curia. On July 24, 1987, John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
Awards
- 1985: Large Federal Cross of Merit with a star
Works (selection)
- Los heroes del monday. Historia de la misión verbita en el monday, 1910–1925 . Asunción 1990, OCLC 253696336 .
- Steyler Indian mission in Paraguay 1910–1925 (= Studia Instituti Missiologici Societatis Verbi Divini . Volume 55). Steyler Verlag, Nettetal 1992, ISBN 3805003056 .
- Misión en tres continentes. La vida de Monseñor Juan Bockwinkel, SVD . Misioneros del Verbo Divino, Asunción 1998, OCLC 978060414 .
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Wiesen SVD |
Prelate of Encarnación 1968–1987 |
Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bockwinkel, Johann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bockwinkel, Juan; Bockwinckel, Juan; Bockwinckel, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ellewick-Crosewick |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1999 |