Heiner Wilmer
Heiner Wilmer | |
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| Bishop of Hildesheim | |
Wilmer in 2016 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Hildesheim |
| Appointed | 6 April 2018 |
| Installed | 1 September 2018 |
| Other posts | Chairman, German Bishops' Conference (2026-) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 31 May 1987 by Oskar Saier |
| Consecration | 1 September 2018 by Stefan Heße |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heinrich Theodor Wilmer 9 April 1961 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Freiburg |
| Motto | Adiutores gaudii vestri (Work together for joy) |
| Coat of arms | |
Heiner Wilmer, S.C.J. (born 9 April 1961) is a German Catholic prelate who has served as the Bishop of Hildesheim since 2018. He has been chairman of the German Bishops' Conference since February 2026. A member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), he was provincial superior of the German Dehonians from 2017 to 2015 and superior general of the worldwide order from 2015 to 2018.