RIP, Archbishop Karl Hesse MSC, German Province, Emeritus Archbishop of Rabaul
|
Date |
Age |
Event |
Title |
|
15 Aug 1936 |
Born |
||
|
23 May 1963 |
26.7 |
Ordained Priest |
|
|
27 Apr 1978 |
41.6 |
Appointed |
Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
|
27 Apr 1978 |
41.6 |
Appointed |
Titular Bishop of Naratcata |
|
15 Aug 1978 |
42.0 |
Ordained Bishop |
Titular Bishop of Naratcata |
|
24 Oct 1980 |
44.1 |
Appointed |
Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea |
|
7 Jul 1990 |
53.8 |
Appointed |
Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
|
16 Jun 1995 |
58.8 |
Appointed |
Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
|
12 Sep 1996 |
60.0 |
Ceased |
Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea |
|
11 Aug 2011 |
74.9 |
Retired |
Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
|
14 May 2023 |
86.7 |
Died |
Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
Announcement, Archdiocese of Rabaul:
Archbishop emeritus Karl Hesse MSC died this afternoon at Vunapope Hospital. We thank the Lord for his life and commitment to the Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul and Kimbe diocese as priest and Bishop, and Kavieng and Bougainville dioceses as Bishop and Administrator respectively. At the time of his passing, he celebrated 60 years as a priest and 65 years as MSC religious. He died at the age of 87. May the Lord recieve you into his eternal banquet.
Jim Miller MSC remembers:
Archbishop emeritus Karl Hesse, MSC was our Bishop in Kavieng for 10 years. He helped us obtain a grant to rebuild our vocational school, St Joseph Training Center at Fissoa. May he now rest in the arms of the Sacred Heart.
