# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joachim-wanke
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:30:31.153Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joachim-wanke"
name: "Joachim Wanke"
slug: "joachim-wanke"
description: "Joachim Wanke was a German Roman Catholic prelate, who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Erfurt following its re-establishment after German reunification. He led the diocese from its formation in 1994 until his retirement in 2012. He was noted for his pastoral work in East Germany and his theological contributions within the German Bishops' Conference."
tagline: "German Roman Catholic bishop (1941–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joachim-Wanke-Klueschen-2007a.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1941-05-04"
deathDate: "2026-03-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.65
  momentum:             6.666666666666666
  historical:           12.28221866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Joachim Wanke"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump