Werner Franz Siebenbrock
Werner Franz Siebenbrock SVD (born September 27, 1937 in Münster ; † December 24, 2019 in Juiz de Fora , Brazil) was a German clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Governador Valadares .
Life
Werner Siebenbrock grew up in Mecklenbeck and attended the Ratsgymnasium in Münster. After his military service he joined the religious order of the Steyler Missionaries in 1958 . He studied at the St. Gabriel Mission House in Maria Enzersdorf near Vienna and at the Philosophical-Theological College SVD St. Augustin in Sankt Augustin . He made his profession on May 1, 1965, and was ordained a priest on December 18, 1965 . In 1966 he went on a mission to Brazil, first to Rio de Janeiro , where he worked as a pastor in Rio de Janeiro, then in Minas Gerais . In 1987 the Steyler missionaries of the Brazilian Northern Province elected him their Provincial.
Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop in Belo Horizonte and titular bishop of Tacia Montana on October 12, 1988 . The Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Serafím Fernandes de Araújo , gave him episcopal ordination on December 18 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida SJ , Archbishop of Mariana , and Romeu Brigenti , Auxiliary Bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro . His episcopal motto was "In Verbo autem Tuo" (On your word ( Lk 5.5 EU )).
On November 9, 1994 he was appointed Bishop of Nova Iguaçu . On December 19, 2001, he was appointed Bishop of Governador Valadares by John Paul II .
Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation on March 6, 2014. He last lived in the religious convent in Paineiras, Juiz de Fora .
Honors
Werner Siebenbrock was an honorary citizen of the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Governador Valadares.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://domtotal.com/noticia/1411782/2019/12/morre-dom-werner-franz-siebenbrock-bispo-emerito-de-governador-valadares/
- ^ Obituary by the Steyler missionaries: Bishop Werner Siebenbrock has died , accessed on March 21, 2020.
- ^ Obituary of the diocese of Münster: Bishop Werner Siebenbrock died , accessed on March 21, 2020.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adriano Mandarino Hypólito OFM |
Bishop of Nova Iguaçu 1994-2001 |
Luciano Bergamin CRL |
| José Goncalves Heleno |
Bishop of Governador Valadares 2001–2014 |
Antonio Carlos Félix |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Siebenbrock, Werner Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Governador Valadares |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 2019 |
| Place of death | Juiz de Fora |