About Hans Schwemmer
Lived 1945 – 2000. Hans Schwemmer was a German catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Hans Schwemmer (11 September 1945 – 1 October 2001) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography Hans Schwemmer was born in Riggau, a district in Pressath, Germany, on 11 September 1945. He attended in Weiden and studied theology at the University of Regensburg.
He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Regensburg on 4 July 1971 and worked as a chaplain in Sulzbach-Rosenberg and Cham. He also earned a doctorate in canon law while in Rome. His early assignments included postings in the nunciatures in India, Belgium, and Argentina. He received his episcopal consecration on 21 September 1997 from Cardinal Angelo Sodano.
He died unexpectedly in a hospital in Cairns, Australia, on 1 October 2001. He was buried in Pressath on 13 October.
Archbishop-Schwemmer-Platz in Pressath is named for him.
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Hans Schwemmer was born in 1945 in Pressath.
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Hans Schwemmer died in 2000 in Cairns.
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Hans Schwemmer was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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