Heinz Josef Algermissen

His Excellency
Heinz Josef Algermissen
Bishop of Fulda
Church Roman Catholic
Diocese Diocese of Fulda
Appointed 20 June 2001
Installed 23 September 2001
Predecessor Johannes Dyba
Other posts Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn
Orders
Ordination 19 July 1969
by Lorenz Jaeger
Consecration 21 September 1996
by Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
Personal details
Born (1943-02-15) February 15, 1943
Hermeskeil Germany
Nationality German
Motto Thesaurus In Vasis Fictilibus
Coat of arms
Coat of arms of Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen

Heinz Josef Algermissen (born 15 February 1943 in Hermeskeil, Rhine Province) is bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda since 2001.

After graduation from gymnasium in 1963, Algermissen studied philosophy and theology in Freiburg and Paderborn, where he was ordained priest on 19 July 1969 by Archbishop Cardinal Lorenz Jaeger. After serving as chaplain in Bielefeld and Mescheden, during which time he also counseled at the high school in Paderborn, he became parson in 1980 in Bielefeld-Schildesche, and dean in 1984. In 1991 he became regional dean for the deanery of Minden-Ravensberg-Lippe, and from 1994 to 1998 he was president of the Council of Bishops for the Archdiocese of Paderborn.

Pope John Paul II appointed Algermissen on 23 July 1996 as titular bishop Labicum and made him auxiliary bishop for Paderborn. His ordination took place on 21 September 1996, under the auspices of Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Archbishop of Paderborn and later cardinal.

On 20 June 2001 John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Fulda, and on 23 September he was installed in Fulda Cathedral. Since 2002 he is president von Pax Christi, and since 2006 he is vice-president of an ecumenical committee dealing with Judaism for the German Bishops' Conference.

Books authored

Preceded by
Johannes Dyba		 Bishop of Fulda
2001 - 		Succeeded by
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.