Klaus Hemmerle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Klaus Hemmerle

Bishop of Aachen

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1929

Place of Birth: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1994

Profession: Catholic priest, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Klaus Hemmerle (April 3, 1929 in Freiburg im Breisgau – January 23, 1994 in Aachen) was a Roman Catholic bishop in Aachen, Germany.
He was ordained as a priest in 1952 and became bishop of the Diocese of Aachen in 1975.
He was inspired by Chiara Lubich, who said she was also inspired by him and considered him one of the co-founders of the Focolare Movement due to his teachings on theology and philosophy, and particularly his views on plural thinking and unity.