Hermann Raich
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Hermann Raich was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wabag
in Papua New Guinea
.
Born in Jerzens
, Austria
, Raich was ordained to the priesthood on 29 April 1962. On 8 March 1982, Pope John Paul II
appointed Raich bishop and he was ordained a bishop on 29 April 1982. Bishop Raich retired on 30 June 2008.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wabag
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wabag is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mount Hagen. It was erected in 1982....
in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
.
Born in Jerzens
Jerzens
Jerzens is a municipality in the district of Imst and is located 8 km south of Imst at the Pitze River in the valley with the same name. Settlement of the area began around 600. The village was mentioned in a register in 1313 for the first time. Jerzens has 1008 inhabitants and its main source of...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Raich was ordained to the priesthood on 29 April 1962. On 8 March 1982, Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
appointed Raich bishop and he was ordained a bishop on 29 April 1982. Bishop Raich retired on 30 June 2008.