Frans Wiertz
Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz (born December 2, 1942 in Kerkrade ) is a Dutch clergyman and emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of Roermond .
Life
Frans Wiertz was the oldest of nine children of a bourgeois Catholic family from the Kerkrad middle class. From the age of 12 he attended the Rolduc boys' seminar in Kerkrade, where he was prepared for a later spiritual career. In 1961 he graduated from high school . However, he decided not to attend the major seminary afterwards, as he was not yet sure of his destiny as a priest at that time in his life . Instead, he first studied for a year at the Catholic University in Nijmegen , but during that year he realized that he was actually more inclined towards the priestly career. So Wiertz began in 1962 with a visit to the Philosophicum of the diocese , which at that time still had its home at Rolduc Monastery, but also held classes in Heerlen . In 1964 Wiertz began as a theology student at the large seminary (seminary) in Roermond. On September 23, 1967, he was ordained a deacon by the Bishop of Roermond, Petrus Moors , in the Caroluskapel of the major seminary in Roermond . He was ordained a priest on March 30, 1968 by Bishop Petrus Moors in the Cathedral of St. Christoffel in Roermond .
Pope John Paul II appointed him 23rd Bishop of Roermond on July 10, 1993, and thus 9th Bishop of Roermond since the re-establishment of the diocese in 1853. On September 25, 1993, the Archbishop of Utrecht , Adrianus Cardinal Simonis , donated him to him at the Cathedral of St. Christoffel the episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were the auxiliary bishop in Roermond, Alphonsus Castermans , and Johannes ter Schure , bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch . His motto is: Geef, Heer, ran en geloof aan uw Kerk (German: "Give, Lord, love and faith in your church").
On December 2, 2017, Pope Francis accepted his age-related resignation.
Web links
- Biography of Bishop Wiertz ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Dutch)
- Entry on Frans Wiertz on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Rinuncia del Vescovo di Roermond (Paesi Bassi). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 2, 2017, accessed December 2, 2017 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Joannes Gijsen |
Bishop of Roermond 1993–2017 |
Hendrikus Smeets |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiertz, Frans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wiertz, Franciscus Jozef Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Roermond |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kerkrade |