Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (born 1 August 1960) is the 96th

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in the archdiocese of Paderborn. He became a chaplain on 10 October 1985 in

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. He later served as a priest in Bösperde, a suburb of

Menden Menden (, official name: ''Menden (Sauerland)''; Westphalian: ''Mennen'') is a city in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river. History Menden's ...

and provost of St. Petrus and Andreas in

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. In 2002

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

named him Auxiliary bishop, to which he was ordained on 8 September 2002 in

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. On 19 December 2007

Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...

named him the successor to bishop Anton Schlembach. He was installed to the office on 2 March 2008 in

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Positions

In January 2014, Wiesemann supported

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in Roman-Catholic Church.In February 2022, Wiesemann supported blessings of same-sex marriages. Rhein-Pfalz.de: Segnung homosexueller Paare kann ich mir vorstellen (german)
February 2022

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Bischof Dr. Karl-Heinz Wiesemann
Bistum Speyer, (German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiesemann, Karl-Heinz 1960 births Living people People from Herford Roman Catholic bishops of Speyer 21st-century German Roman Catholic bishops 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Germany