Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Karl-Heinz Wiesemann

German bishop

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1960

Place of Birth: Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (born 1 August 1960) is the 96th Bishop of Speyer. Wiesemann was born in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia in the archdiocese of Paderborn.
He became a chaplain on 10 October 1985 in Rome.
He later served as a priest in Bösperde, a suburb of Menden and provost of St.
Petrus and Andreas in Brilon. In 2002 Pope Pope John Paul II named him Auxiliary bishop, which he was ordained on 8 September 2002 in Paderborn cathedral. On 19 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVI named him the successor to bishop Anton Schlembach.
He ascended to the office on 2 March 2008 in the Speyer cathedral.