Heinz Josef Algermissen
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His Excellency Heinz Josef Algermissen |
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| Bishop of Fulda | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of Fulda |
| Appointed | 20 June 2001 |
| Installed | 23 September 2001 |
| Predecessor | Johannes Dyba |
| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 19 July 1969 by Lorenz Jaeger |
| Consecration | 21 September 1996 by Johannes Joachim Degenhardt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 15, 1943 Hermeskeil Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Motto | Thesaurus In Vasis Fictilibus |
| Coat of arms |  |
Heinz Josef Algermissen (born 15 February 1943 in Hermeskeil, Rhine Province) is bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda since 2001.
After graduation from gymnasium in 1963, Algermissen studied philosophy and theology in Freiburg and Paderborn, where he was ordained priest on 19 July 1969 by Archbishop Cardinal Lorenz Jaeger. After serving as chaplain in Bielefeld and Mescheden, during which time he also counseled at the high school in Paderborn, he became parson in 1980 in Bielefeld-Schildesche, and dean in 1984. In 1991 he became regional dean for the deanery of Minden-Ravensberg-Lippe, and from 1994 to 1998 he was president of the Council of Bishops for the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
Pope John Paul II appointed Algermissen on 23 July 1996 as titular bishop Labicum and made him auxiliary bishop for Paderborn. His ordination took place on 21 September 1996, under the auspices of Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Archbishop of Paderborn and later cardinal.
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