Manfred Melzer

MANFRED MELZER

Born : February 28, 1944
Deceased : August 9, 2018

Auxiliary bishop of Köln, 1995-2015; Titular Bishop of Carinola

Origin/meaning

The arms show the cross of the Archdiocese and a small blue shield with an anchor. This is derived from the arms of the city of Solingen, where the bishop was born. In addition the Greek letters A and Ω were added as a symbol for Christianity.

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