His Excellency Werner Thissen | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Hamburg |
Province | Hamburg |
Appointed | 22 November 2002 |
Installed | 25 January 2003 |
Quashed | 2003-2014 |
Term ended | 21 March 2014 |
Predecessor | Ludwig Averkamp |
Successor | Stefan Heße |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Münster |
Orders | |
Ordination | 29 June 1966 |
Consecration | 24 May 1999 by Reinhard Lettmann |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | German |
Motto | In Cristo Nova Creatura |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Werner Thissen | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
Werner Thissen (born 3 December 1938) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Hamburg from 2002 until 2014 when he resigned and became Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg.[1]