Wiesemann was born in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia in the archdiocese of Paderborn. He became a chaplain on 10 October 1985 in Rome. He later served as a priest in Bösperde, a suburb of Menden and provost of St. Petrus and Andreas in Brilon.
karl, heinz, wiesemann, born, august, 1960, 96th, bishop, speyer, excellencybishop, speyerbishop, diocesediocese, speyerappointed19, december, 2007installed2, march, 2008predecessoranton, schlembachordersordination10, october, 1985by, cardinal, franz, königcon. Karl Heinz Wiesemann born 1 August 1960 is the 96th Bishop of Speyer His ExcellencyKarl Heinz WiesemannBishop of SpeyerBishop Dr Karl Heinz WiesemannDioceseDiocese of SpeyerAppointed19 December 2007Installed2 March 2008PredecessorAnton SchlembachOrdersOrdination10 October 1985by Cardinal Franz KonigConsecration8 September 2002by Joachim WankePersonal detailsBorn 1960 08 01 1 August 1960 age 62 Herford West GermanyNationalityGermanMottoMajor Omni LaudeCoat of arms Contents 1 Life 2 Positions 3 References 4 External linksLife EditWiesemann was born in Herford North Rhine Westphalia in the archdiocese of Paderborn He became a chaplain on 10 October 1985 in Rome He later served as a priest in Bosperde a suburb of Menden and provost of St Petrus and Andreas in Brilon In 2002 Pope John Paul II named him Auxiliary bishop to which he was ordained on 8 September 2002 in Paderborn Cathedral On 19 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVI named him the successor to bishop Anton Schlembach He was installed to the office on 2 March 2008 in Speyer Cathedral Positions EditIn January 2014 Wiesemann supported married priests in Roman Catholic Church 1 In February 2022 Wiesemann supported blessings of same sex marriages 2 References Edit Pfalzischer Merkur de Er hat ein offenes Ohr fur Kritik an kirchlichen Haltungen German Rhein Pfalz de Segnung homosexueller Paare kann ich mir vorstellen german February 2022External links EditBischof Dr Karl Heinz Wiesemann Bistum Speyer German Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Heinz Wiesemann Catholic Church titlesPreceded byAnton Schlembach Bishop of Speyer2007 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Heinz Wiesemann amp oldid 1088227713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
