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Karl Hesse

German Roman Catholic prelate
Person Human Q1564261

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
August 15, 1936
Date of death
May 14, 2023
Place of birth
Voßwinkel
Place of death
Vunapope
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
Catholic priest (1963–present), Catholic bishop (1978–present)
Position held
Catholic archbishop (1990–2011), emeritus bishop, diocesan bishop (1980–present), titular bishop (1978–present), auxiliary bishop (1978–present)[8][9][10][11][12]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[14]
Award received
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13]
Work location
Rabaul[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[20]
Consecrator
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Herman To Paivu, Paul-Werner Scheele[21][22][23]
Family name
Hesse[17]
Given name
Karl[18]
Religious order
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Karl Hesse de Karl Bernhard Hesse zh 嘉祿·黑塞
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000374561751
VIAF cluster ID
58501350
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2006018374
GND ID
136289126
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Karl Hesse 2012.JPG ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16226305r
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
hesse
DDB person (GND) ID
136289126
GCatholic person ID
2639
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122_rwy0
IdRef ID
147733413
IxTheo authority ID
578478439
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Kloster- und Ordenslexikon ID
h/hesse-karl
Parsifal cluster ID
502938
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhMpVjWXX78RfBR9jfH4q
Yale LUX ID
person/09133142-735c-4f5b-931d-45808725a8f9

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🔗 Connections
← Consecrator 7
William R. Fey, Rochus Tatamai, Ambrose Kiapseni, Henk Kronenberg, Patrick Taval, Alphonse Liguori Chaupa, John Doaninoel
Position held 4
titular bishop, auxiliary bishop, diocesan bishop, emeritus bishop
Consecrator 2
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Paul-Werner Scheele
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Family name 1
Hesse
Given name 1
Karl
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Karl Hesse was born on August 15, 1936[1], in Voßwinkel[2]. He died on May 14, 2023[3], in Vunapope[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

FAQs

Where was Karl Hesse born?

Karl Hesse's place of birth was Voßwinkel[2].

Where did Karl Hesse die?

Karl Hesse passed away in Vunapope[4].

What did Karl Hesse do for work?

Karl Hesse worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

What awards did Karl Hesse receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[13].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . orden-online.de. orden-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Rabaul
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65759: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
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