Joseph Zimmermann | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Birmenstorf,
Aargau, Switzerland | 12 December 1923
Died | 4 December 1988 | (aged 64)
Joseph Zimmermann ( M.S.F.) (12 December 1923 – 4 December 1988) was a Swiss Catholic prelate who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe in Madagascar. [1] [2] [3]
Zimmermann was born in Birmenstorf, Aargau, Switzerland, [4] and attended the College du Christ-Roi in Nuolen. [5] A member of the Missionaries of the Holy Family , he made his first vows in 1945 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1950. [6] [7] In 1955 he began working as a missionary in Madagascar. [8] [9]
In 1960, Pope John XXIII created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe and named Zimmermann its bishop. [10] Zimmermann was the first Swiss member of the Missionaries of the Holy Family to be made bishop. [4] He was consecrated on 23 October by Franz von Streng , with Paul Joseph Girouard and Johannes Anton Vonderach as principal co-consecrators. [1] [4] On 20 November he was installed at the cathedral in Morombe. [6] As of 1965, the diocese of Morombe contained approximately 121,000 people, 10,000 of whom were Catholic. [8]
In 1988 Zimmermann died in office after suffering a fall. [7] [11] His body is buried in Morombe. [6]
Joseph Zimmermann | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Birmenstorf,
Aargau, Switzerland | 12 December 1923
Died | 4 December 1988 | (aged 64)
Joseph Zimmermann ( M.S.F.) (12 December 1923 – 4 December 1988) was a Swiss Catholic prelate who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe in Madagascar. [1] [2] [3]
Zimmermann was born in Birmenstorf, Aargau, Switzerland, [4] and attended the College du Christ-Roi in Nuolen. [5] A member of the Missionaries of the Holy Family , he made his first vows in 1945 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1950. [6] [7] In 1955 he began working as a missionary in Madagascar. [8] [9]
In 1960, Pope John XXIII created the Roman Catholic Diocese of Morombe and named Zimmermann its bishop. [10] Zimmermann was the first Swiss member of the Missionaries of the Holy Family to be made bishop. [4] He was consecrated on 23 October by Franz von Streng , with Paul Joseph Girouard and Johannes Anton Vonderach as principal co-consecrators. [1] [4] On 20 November he was installed at the cathedral in Morombe. [6] As of 1965, the diocese of Morombe contained approximately 121,000 people, 10,000 of whom were Catholic. [8]
In 1988 Zimmermann died in office after suffering a fall. [7] [11] His body is buried in Morombe. [6]