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
Previous post(s)Bishop of Umtata (1968-1974)
Orders
Ordination22 June 1947
Consecration3 December 1968
by John Gordon
Personal details
Born
Ernst Heinrich Karlen

(1922-02-01)1 February 1922
Died28 October 2012(2012-10-28) (aged 90)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
DenominationRoman Catholic
Styles of
Ernst Heinrich Karlen
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Grace
Religious styleArchbishop

History

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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

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Umtata
1968 - 1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Bulawayo
1974 - 1997
Succeeded by

References

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