Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, (30 November 1921 – 7 February 2018) was a Dutch

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of the

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. He was the oldest Dutch Roman Catholic bishop. Münninghoff was born in Woerden, Netherlands and was ordained a priest on 15 March 1953 from the

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. Münninghoff was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Djajapura on 6 May 1972 and was ordained bishop on 10 September 1972 to the newly renamed

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. Münninghoff served until his retirement on 29 August 1997.Diocese of Jayapura (Indonesia)
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