Werner Thissen

His Excellency Werner Thissen
Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg
200px Archbishop Dr. Werner Thissen (2012)
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
Orders
Ordination	29 June 1966
Consecration	24 May 1999 by Reinhard Lettmann
Personal details
Born	(1938-12-03) December 3, 1938 Kleve Germany
Nationality	German
Previous post	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster
Motto	In Cristo Nova Creatura
Coat of arms	Werner Thissen's 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 December 3, 1938) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Hamburg from 2002 until 2014, when his resignation was accepted, and he became Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg.

Biography

Born in Kleve, Thissen was ordained to the priesthood in Münster on June 29, 1966.

On April 16, 1999, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Münster and Titular Bishop of Scampa. Thissen received his episcopal consecration on the following May 24 from Bishop Reinhard Lettmann, with Bishops Alfons Demming and Heinrich Janssen serving as co-consecrators.

He was named Archbishop of Hamburg by Pope John Paul II on November 22, 2002; he was installed as such on January 25, 2003. His retirement was accepted by Pope Francis on Friday, 21 March 2014. No successor was immediately named.

External links

• Archdiocese of Hamburg - in German
• Catholic-Hierarchy

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ludwig Averkamp	Archbishop of Hamburg 2002–2014	Succeeded by Sede vacante