Heinrich Karlen

Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (1 February 1922 28 October 2012)[1] was a Swiss Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.


Heinrich Karlen

Archbishop emeritus of Bulawayo
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Bulawayo
ProvinceBulawayo
Appointed9 May 1974
Term ended24 October 1997
PredecessorAdolph Gregory Schmitt, CMM
SuccessorPius Ncube
Orders
Ordination22 June 1947
Consecration3 December 1968
by John Gordon
Personal details
Birth nameErnst Heinrich Karlen
Born(1922-02-01)1 February 1922
Törbel, Switzerland
Died28 October 2012(2012-10-28) (aged 90)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
DenominationRoman Catholic
Previous postBishop of Umtata (1968-1974)
Styles of
Ernst Heinrich Karlen
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

History

Karlen was born in Törbel, Switzerland, and was ordained a priest on 22 June 1947, for the religious order of the Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries. On 26 September 1968 Karlen was appointed bishop of Umtata, South Africa and ordained on 3 December 1968. Karlen was appointed bishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on 9 May 1974; he became Archbishop in 1994 when Bulawayo was raised to Archdiocese, and retired as such on 24 October 1997.

He died on 28 October 2012, in the hospital Mater Dei in Bulawayo, aged 90.

See also

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Joseph Grueter
Bishop of Umtata
1968 - 1974
Succeeded by
Peter Fanyana John Butelezi
Preceded by
Adolph Gregory Schmitt
Archbishop of Bulawayo
1974 - 1997
Succeeded by
Pius Ncube

References

  1. "Aus der Schweiz stammender Erzbischof in Simbabwe gestorben". www.kipa-apic.ch (in German). Retrieved October 30, 2012.


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