Christian Würtz
Christian Würtz (born May 31, 1971 in Karlsruhe ) is a German clergyman, canon lawyer and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .
Life
Christian Würtz was born in Karlsruhe and grew up there. After graduating from high school and doing community service, he studied law at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and the University of Karlsruhe (TH) from 1991 to 1996 and worked as a trainee lawyer for two years . He was with a dissertation on 2002 Johann Nicolaus Friedrich Brauer for doctor of law doctorate.
From 1998 to 2004 he studied theology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg . On 14 May 2006 he received the Freiburg Cathedral , the ordination . He was then vicar in Gammertingen . In 2008, Würtz returned to the University of Freiburg as a research assistant in the Department of Medieval and Modern Church History , especially the History of Piety and Regional Church History. In 2011 he received his doctorate in the Archdiocese of Freiburg for a doctor theologiae with a dissertation on the training of priests during the Third Reich . From 2010 to 2018 he was first parish administrator and later pastor of the pastoral care unit Vorderes Kinzigtal . From 2013 Christian Wurtz also took over the role as diocesan judge the Archbishop Offizialat Freiburg.
In May 2018, Würtz was appointed city dean of the dean's office in Freiburg , and in September 2018 he began his service as cathedral priest at Freiburg Cathedral. On July 13, 2018, Archbishop Stephan Burger also appointed the new cathedral pastor resident cathedral chapter at the Metropolitan Church of Freiburg im Breisgau .
On April 26, 2019 Pope appointed him Francis to the titular of Germania, Dacia and auxiliary bishop in Freiburg. The episcopal ordination received his Archbishop Stephan Burger in Freiburg Cathedral on 30 June of the same year. Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart , Gebhard Fürst , and the Bishop of Mainz , Peter Kohlgraf . As the episcopal motto, Würtz chose the verse “Adveniat regnum tuum” ( Let your kingdom come) from the Our Father's prayer ( Mt 6.10 EU ) from the Gospel of Matthew . With his episcopal ordination he is the youngest bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany.
Archbishop Burger made him responsible for the formation of priests in the archbishopric and also appointed him episcopal vicar for universities.
Fonts
- Johann Niklas Friedrich Brauer (1754-1813); Baden reformer in Napoleonic times , Kohlhammer Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 978-3-17-018497-8
- The training of priests during the Third Reich in the Archdiocese of Freiburg , Alber Freiburg / Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-495-49957-3
- The Chancellor Constantin Fehrenbach (1852–1926); Freiburg lawyer and central politician , Karlsruhe 2013, ISBN 978-3-922596-92-9
- together with Daniel Gaschick: The Konstanz Council : a little story , Lauinger Verlag / Der Kleine Buch-Verlag Karlsruhe 2016 (3rd edition), ISBN 978-3-7650-1302-7
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Freiburg city dean and cathedral priest will be on 30.6. consecrated bishop. Archdiocese of Freiburg , April 26, 2019, accessed on April 26, 2019 .
- ^ Nomina di Ausiliare di Freiburg im Breisgau (Germania). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 26, 2019, accessed April 26, 2019 (Italian).
- ^ Christian Würtz becomes the new auxiliary bishop of Freiburg. SWR , April 26, 2019, accessed April 26, 2019 .
- ↑ New auxiliary bishop becomes head of priestly formation and episcopal vicar for universities. Archdiocese of Freiburg, June 17, 2019, accessed on June 30, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Würtz, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, canon lawyer and Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Freiburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |