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.
Download here the announcement of Father Wendelin Hengartner’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Wendelin Hengartner
| Born in Kobelwald on 26/10/1922 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priesthood ordination |
| in the diocese of St-Gallen | 02/12/1945 | 29/06/1948 | 01/02/1949 |
| Nationality: Swiss | Maison-Carrée (Alg) | Thibar (Tun) | Thibar (Tun) |
| 17/08/1949 | St Maurice | Suisse | |
| 27/08/1952 | Widnau | Suisse | |
| 11/07/1953 | Supérieur | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 21/04/1959 | Séminaire | Koumi | Haute Volta |
| 27/09/1963 | Supérieur | Bobo-Dioulasso CESAO | Haute Volta |
| 01/01/1971 | Pour CESAO à | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 01/09/1975 | Elu Cons.Provincial | Suisse | |
| 02/08/1976 | Stage à | London | G.B. |
| 02/12/1976 | Aachen | Deutschland | |
| 01/07/1982 | Provincial | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 01/07/1985 | Provincial 2ème mand | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 01/07/1988 | Fin mandat Provinc. | Suisse | |
| 02/07/1988 | Aide-Econome | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 01/05/1989 | Ministère | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 01/12/1991 | Responsable | Lucerne | Suisse |
| 15/07/1992 | Elu Cons.Provincial | Suisse | |
| 01/10/1994 | Nommé Conseil.Prov. | Suisse | |
| 24/05/1997 | Elu Conseil.Prov. | Suisse | |
| 15/04/1998 | Supérieur | Widnau | Suisse |
| 01/04/2001 | Supérieur | Lucerne | Suisse |
| 01/11/2009 | Ministère | Lucerne | Suisse |
| 01/07/2010 | Résidence | Veyras | Suisse |
| 01/09/2012 | Résidence H.C.: | Sierre | Suisse |
| 08/08/2019 | Retour auprès du Père | Sierre | Suisse |