Michael Wüstenberg
Michael Wüstenberg (born July 19, 1954 in Dortmund ) is a German clergyman , missionary and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Aliwal in South Africa .
Life
Desert Mountain grew at that time to diocese of Hildesheim belonging Hamburg-Harburg on. After attending primary and secondary school in Hamburg, he studied philosophy and theology at the Philosophical-Theological University of Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main and at the theological faculty of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg . Desert Mountain received on June 5 in 1982 by Bishop Heinrich Maria Janssen in Hildesheim the priesthood .
From 1982 to 1985 he worked as a chaplain in Uelzen and from 1985 to 1987 in Bremen - Grohn . From 1987 to 1992 he was pastor of the parish of St. Peter and Paul in Bremen- Burglesum . In 1992 he went to South Africa as a Fidei Donum priest, where he worked as a pastor in Sterkspruit and at the same time studied missions at the South African UNISA university . In 2001 he received his doctorate there . From 2001 to 2003 he was Vicar General of the Diocese of Aliwal and from 2003 to 2006 he worked at the Lumko Institute (Pastoral Institute of the Bishops' Conference of Southern Africa) in Johannesburg . Since 2006 he has been professor of theology at the St. John Vianney Seminary in Pretoria .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed Wüstenberg on December 19, 2007 as Bishop of Aliwal. He received his episcopal ordination from the Apostolic Nuncio for South Africa and Botswana, Archbishop James Patrick Green , on February 24, 2008 in the Aliwal Stadium; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Bloemfontein, Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo OMI, and his predecessor Fritz Lobinger . His emblem "Scarlet - white as snow" is chosen with reference to Isaiah 1:18: "If your sins are also red as scarlet, they should be white as snow."
On September 1, 2017, Pope Francis accepted his resignation, which had been declared for health reasons. Wüstenberg then returned to Germany and took an apartment in Hildesheim. In the meantime he is active in the diocese of Hildesheim as emeritus diocesan bishop.
Web links
- Entry on Michael Wüstenberg on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Video interview with Michael Wüstenberg - kathisch.de
- Letters from Bishop Michael Wüstenberg, Republic of South Africa - bistum-hildesheim.de
- Entry on Michael Wüstenberg on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Aliwal e nomina dell'Amministratore Apostolico sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , September 1, 2017, accessed September 1, 2017 (Italian).
- ↑ Bishop em. Michael Wüstenberg | Diocese of Hildesheim. Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Fritz Lobinger |
Bishop of Aliwal 2007-2017 |
Joseph Kizito |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wüstenberg, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, missionary and emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Aliwal in South Africa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |