Bernard Enrique Witte (July 27, 1926 – February 21, 2015) was a

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bishop. Born in Vardingholt,

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, Germany, Witte was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. In 1977, Witte was appointed bishop of the

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and then in 1992 was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción retiring in 2001.

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1926 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Argentina People from Rhede Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests Roman Catholic bishops of Concepción, Argentina {{Argentina-RC-bishop-stub