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The arms show quartered the arms of the Archdiocese in I and IV and the arms of the Archbishop in II and III. | The arms show quartered the arms of the Archdiocese in I and IV and the arms of the Archbishop in II and III. | ||
In | In the personal arms the axe is the symbol of St. Matthew, from which the family name Thissen is derived. The swan is the symbol of the city of Kleve, where the Archbishop was born. The Tau-cross and black balls are taken from the logo of the Collegium Augustinianum Gaesdonck school which he attended. | ||
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WERNER THISSEN
Born : December 3, 1938
Deceased :
Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, 1999-2002; Titular Bishop of Scampa
Archbishop of Hamburg, 2002-2014
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Origin/meaning
The arms show quartered the arms of the Archdiocese in I and IV and the arms of the Archbishop in II and III.
In the personal arms the axe is the symbol of St. Matthew, from which the family name Thissen is derived. The swan is the symbol of the city of Kleve, where the Archbishop was born. The Tau-cross and black balls are taken from the logo of the Collegium Augustinianum Gaesdonck school which he attended.
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