Martin Lammers

Martin Lammers OFM , also Martinho Lammers (born December 22, 1939 in Nienborg ) is a German Roman Catholic religious , bishop and emeritus prelate of the territorial prelature Óbidos in Brazil .

Life

After attending the elementary school in Nienborg, he moved in 1956 with his friend and schoolmate Josef Haring , later Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte , to the St. Anthony the Franciscan Missionary School in Bardel . After the one-year novitiate , both received the missionary cross on July 4, 1962 and set off for the so-called Third World . At that time, a crossing took four to five weeks. After the study they received on 22 July 1967 in Salvador by Bishop Valfredo Bernardo Tepe the priesthood . Afterwards the Franciscan Martin Lammers was first pastor in Alenquer .

On July 19, 1976, Pope Paul VI appointed him . as prelate of the Territorial Prelature Óbidos. After he was raised to the rank of bishop by Pope John Paul II on August 8, 1979 , the Archbishop of Belém do Pará , Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos , donated him to St. Anne's Cathedral in Óbidos on October 4 of the same year the episcopal ordination . Co-consecrators were the prelate of Santarém , James Michael Ryan , and the prelate of Parintins , Arcângelo Cerqua PIME . His motto is: "Servant of your joy" . He worked there as bishop for over 30 years until Pope Benedict XVI. on January 28, 2009 accepted his early resignation. Martin Lammers continues to work as a pastor in Óbidos despite his retirement .

On May 9th, 2009 he participated as co-consecrator in the consecration of his successor Johannes Bahlmann , who also came from the diocese of Münster , in the cathedral of Münster .

predecessor	Office	successor
Konstantin Josef Lüers	Prelate of Óbidos 1976-2009	Johannes Bahlmann

personal data
SURNAME	Lammers, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lammers, Martinho (Portuguese form of name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German religious, bishop emeritus of the territorial prelature Óbidos
DATE OF BIRTH	December 22, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nienborg