Hermann Raich (2 May 1934 – 9 October 2009) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wabag in Papua New Guinea.
Hermann Raich | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Wabag | |
 Plakette Hermann Raich, Jerzens | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Wabag |
| In office | 8 March 1982 – 30 June 2008 |
| Predecessor | Diocese erected |
| Successor | Arnold Orowae |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 April 1962 |
| Consecration | 29 April 1982 by George Elmer Bernarding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1934 |
| Died | 9 October 2009 (aged 75) |
Born in Jerzens, Austria, Raich was ordained to the priesthood on 29 April 1962. On 8 March 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed Raich bishop, and he was ordained a bishop on 29 April 1982. Bishop Raich retired on 30 June 2008.[1]
Notes
edit- ↑ "Bishop Hermann Raich, S.V.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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