Hans-Joachim “Ha-Jo” Lohre is a German Roman Catholic priest and missionary.

Biography

Lohre hails from Hövelhof in North Rhine-Westphalia. He became a member of the White Fathers. He travelled to Mali in the early 1990s; he had previously visited the country for the first time in 1981. Lohre taught at the Institute for Christian-Islamic Education and rain a faith and meeting center in Bamako. He is also national secretary of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue in Mali.[1][2]

In November 2022, Lohre was kidnapped while celebrating mass by unknown assailants in Bamako, Mali. His car was found abandoned, with a severed Christian cross necklace lying next to it. He was released by his captors and later returned to Germany on November 27, 2023, after a year in captivity.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jens Reddeker. "Hövelhofer Pater Lohre in Mali vermisst: Ein Leben für Versöhnung". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. ↑ LeSoft (2022-11-23). "Père Hans-Joachim Lohre : Toujours introuvable". Maliweb.net (in French). Maliweb Media Services. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ↑ German priest abducted in Mali in 2022 freed
  • Video report: Hans-Joachim Lohre on his missionary work in Mali.


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