Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. (6 August 1927 – 13 March 2012) was the

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bishop of the

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. Martense was born in

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. In 1956, he was ordained a

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of the

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. In 1965

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appointed him Bishop of Copenhagen; he was consecrated on 16 May by Bishop

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He participated in the 4th Session of the

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in September of that year. He resigned as bishop in 1995 and died in 2012.Hans Ludvig Martensen profile
Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Accessed 16 August 2022.

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