Werner Bardenhewer
Joseph Werner Bardenhewer (30 January 1929 − 10 April 2019) was a German Catholic priest and philanthropist. He served as the Dean of Wiesbaden, the state capital of Hesse, from 1974 to 1996. In 1999, he founded the Wiesbaden chapter of the charity organisation africa action. The charity gives help to the health care and education in countries of the Sahel region. In 2016, he was awarded the highest national honour of Burkina Faso. He was born in Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Bardenhewer died on 10 April 2019 in Wiesbaden. He was 90.[1]
Werner Bardenhewer Media
Bardenhewer (fourth from right) between Bishop Ambroise Ouédraogo from Maradi, Niger, and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul with members of the board of africa action in Wiesbaden in 2011
References
- ↑ "Wir trauern um Pfarrer Joseph Werner Bardenhewer". africa action / Deutschland (in Deutsch). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Other websites
- africa action / Deutschland (in German)
- Works by and about Werner Bardenhewer in the German National Library catalogue