What is Manfred Melzer?
[[File:Verleihung des Europäischen Handwerkspreises an Karl Kardinal Lehmann-2051.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Melzer in 2014]] '''Manfred Melzer''' (28 February 1944 – 9 August 2018) was a German [[bishop (Catholicism)|bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He was born in [[Ohligs|Solingen-Ohligs]], Germany. He was appointed by [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. He was an [[Bishop (Catholic Church)#Auxiliary bishop|Auxiliary Bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne|Archdiocese]] of [[Cologne]] from 1995 to 2015. Melzer died in Cologne on 9 August 2018, aged 74.<ref>[https://www.express.de/koeln/trauer-um-manfred-melzer-langjaehriger-koelner-weihbischof-mit-74-jahren-verstorben-31088340 Trauer um Manfred Melzer Langjähriger Kölner Weihbischof mit 74 Jahren verstorben] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215070703/https://www.express.de/koeln/trauer-um-manfred-melzer-langjaehriger-koelner-weihbischof-mit-74-jahren-verstorben-31088340 |date=2019-12-15 }} {{in lang|de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090826173810/http://www.erzbistum-koeln.de/erzbistum/weihbischoefe/melzer.html web page about Manfred Melzer (archbishopric Cologne)] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Melzer, Manfred}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:German Roman Catholic bishops]] [[Category:People from Cologne]]