Wendelin Hengartner, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Raphaël Deillon, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Switzerland,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Wendelin Hengartner

on Thursday 8th August 2019 at Sierre (Switzerland)
at the age of 96 years, of which 71 years of missionary life in
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Germany and Switzerland.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Milestones in the life of Father Wendelin Hengartner

Born in Kobelwald
on 26/10/1922
Spiritual YearMissionary OathPriesthood ordination
in the diocese of St-Gallen02/12/194529/06/194801/02/1949
 Nationality: Swiss Maison-Carrée (Alg)Thibar (Tun)Thibar (Tun)

17/08/1949 St MauriceSuisse
27/08/1952 WidnauSuisse
11/07/1953SupérieurFribourgSuisse
21/04/1959SéminaireKoumiHaute Volta
27/09/1963SupérieurBobo-Dioulasso CESAOHaute Volta
01/01/1971Pour CESAO àFribourgSuisse
01/09/1975Elu Cons.Provincial Suisse
02/08/1976Stage àLondonG.B.
02/12/1976 AachenDeutschland
01/07/1982ProvincialFribourgSuisse
01/07/1985Provincial 2ème mandFribourgSuisse
01/07/1988Fin mandat Provinc. Suisse
02/07/1988Aide-EconomeFribourgSuisse
01/05/1989MinistèreFribourgSuisse
01/12/1991ResponsableLucerneSuisse
15/07/1992Elu Cons.Provincial Suisse
01/10/1994Nommé Conseil.Prov. Suisse
24/05/1997Elu Conseil.Prov. Suisse
15/04/1998SupérieurWidnauSuisse
01/04/2001SupérieurLucerneSuisse
01/11/2009MinistèreLucerneSuisse
01/07/2010RésidenceVeyrasSuisse
01/09/2012Résidence H.C.:SierreSuisse
08/08/2019Retour auprès du PèreSierreSuisse

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