Nikolaus Messmer
Bishop Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. (19 December 1954 − 18 July 2016) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the titular bishop of Carmeiano and the first Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan from 2006 until his death in 2016.[1]
History
Bishop Messmer was born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR in a family of German descent. At a young age he joined the Society of Jesus and was ordained as priest on 28 May 1989 and he was sent to serve in Kyrgyzstan.[1] He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the new elevated Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 March 2006.[2][3]
Death
Messmer died on 18 July 2016 in Bishkek at the age of 61.
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References
- Philippa Hitchen (18 July 2016). "Kyrgyzstan's only Catholic bishop dies". Vatican Radio. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Bishop Nikolaus Messmer, S.J." Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan
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