Henrique Johannpötter

Henrique Johannpötter

Bishop of Bacabal
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bacabal
In office2 December 1989 – 10 April 1997
PredecessorPaschasius Hermann Rettler
SuccessorJosé Belisário da Silva
Previous postCoadjutor Bishop of Bacabal (1988-1989)
Orders
Ordination26 July 1961
Consecration20 January 1989
by Paschasius Hermann Rettler
Personal details
Born(1933-06-23)23 June 1933
Died19 July 2011(2011-07-19) (aged 78)

Henrique Johannpötter OFM (German: Heinrich Johannpötter, pronounced [ˈjoːhanˌpœtɐ]; Warendorf, 23 June 1933 – São Luís, 19 July 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Bacabal, Brazil.

Born in Warendorf, Germany, Johannpötter was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. In 1988 he was named coadjutor bishop of the diocese and eventually became bishop resigning in 1997.[1]

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