Bernard Enrique Witte (July 27, 1926 – February 21, 2015) was a

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bishop. Born in Vardingholt,

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, Germany, Witte was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. In 1977, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rioja,

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, and in 1992 was appointed bishop of the

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retiring in 2001.

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