Stephen Reichert
Stephen Joseph Reichert OFMCap (born May 14, 1943 in Leoville , Kansas , USA ) is an American religious and emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Madang .
Life
Stephen Reichert joined the religious order of the Capuchin in, put the profession from the 1963rd The Bishop of Salina , Cyril John Vogel , ordained him on September 27, 1969 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Mendi on February 3, 1995 . The episcopal ordination received his his predecessor Firmin Martin Schmidt OFMCap on May 7 of that year; Co -consecrators were Archbishop Ramiro Moliner Inglés , Apostolic Nuncio in Papua New Guinea , and Michael Meier SVD , Archbishop of Mount Hagen .
On November 30, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Madang. The ceremonial inauguration ( enthronement ) took place on February 2, 2011. Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on July 26, 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Madang (Papua Nuova Guinea) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , July 26, 2019, accessed July 26, 2019 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Firmin Martin Schmidt OFMCap |
Bishop of Mendi 1995-2010 |
Donald Lippert OFMCap |
Wilhelm Kurtz SVD |
Archbishop of Madang 2010–2019 |
Anton Bal |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Reichert, Stephen |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reichert, Stephen Joseph (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Madang |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leoville |