Erfurt's Former Bishop Wanke Died

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Former Erfurt bishop Joachim Wanke is dead.

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He came as a refugee child, experienced the anti-Church GDR and later, at the head of the Diocese of Erfurt, the highest possible visit for Catholics. Now, Altbishop Joachim Wanke is dead. Erfurt's emeritus Bishop Joachim Wanke is dead. The 84-year-old died in the morning at the Catholic Hospital in Erfurt, as the diocese reported. He has been provided for there for several days at the Palliative Station. Wanke was the first bishop of the Dioces…

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Former Bishop Joachim Wanke of Erfurt has died. According to the diocese, he passed away at the age of 84 in a hospital where he had been receiving palliative care since last week. Wanke was considered one of the most influential figures in the Church after German reunification.

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Old Bishop Joachim Wanke died at the age of 84. He shaped the church in Thuringia from the SED period until the re-establishment of the diocese of Erfurt.

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"One of the most important figures of the Catholic Church in the GDR: Joachim Wanke is dead. He was the first bishop of the refounded diocese

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For more than 30 years Catholic Bishop Joachim Wanke coined the diocese of Erfurt. Now he has passed away. His successor pays tribute to him.