Ernst Heinrich Karlen

The Most Reverend
Ernst Karlen
C.M.M.
Archbishop of Bulawayo
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Bulawayo
Province Bulawayo
Appointed 9 May 1974
Term ended 24 October 1997
Predecessor Adolph Gregory Schmitt
Successor Pius Ncube
Orders
Ordination 22 June 1947
Consecration 3 December 1968
by John Gordon
Personal details
Birth name Ernst Heinrich Karlen
Born (1922-02-01)1 February 1922
Törbel, Switzerland
Died 28 October 2012(2012-10-28) (aged 90)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post Bishop of Umtata (1968-1974)
Styles of
Ernst Heinrich Karlen
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Archbishop

Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. (1 February 1922 28 October 2012[1]) was a Swiss Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Karlen was born in Törbel, Switzerland, and was ordained a priest on 22 June 1947, from the religious order of the Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries. On 26 September 1968 Karlen was appointed bishop of Diocese of Umtata and ordained on 3 December 1968. Karlen was appointed archbishop to the Archdiocese of Bulawayo on 9 May 1974 and retired from the Archdiocese of Bulawayo on 24 October 1997.

He died on 28 October 2012, in the hospital Mater Dei in Bulawayo, aged 90.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Joseph Grueter
Bishop of Umtata
1968 - 1974
Succeeded by
Peter Fanyana John Butelezi
Preceded by
Adolph Gregory Schmitt
Archbishop of Bulawayo
1974 - 1997
Succeeded by
Pius Ncube

References

  1. Aus der Schweiz stammender Erzbischof in Simbabwe gestorben at kipa-apic.ch, access date October 30, 2012 (German)


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