World Church Commission

The World Church Commission (KX) is one of 14 commissions of the German Bishops' Conference .

tasks

The commission looks after the international relations of the German Bishops' Conference (DBK); the main focus is on cooperation with other (continental, regional and national) episcopal conferences . In addition, the KX is responsible for the cross-diocesan work of the universal Church in Germany, especially for the relief organizations , whose activities it coordinates and guides.

The KX's range of tasks also includes interreligious dialogue . She works closely with the German Justitia et Pax Commission on issues of development, peace and human rights .

composition

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Members (as of March 5, 2020)

• Ludwig Schick , Archbishop of Bamberg, chairman
• Wolfgang Ipolt , Bishop of Görlitz, deputy chairman
• Stephan Ackermann , Bishop of Trier
• Georg Bätzing , Bishop of Limburg
• Stephan Burger , Archbishop of Freiburg
• Heiner Koch , Archbishop of Berlin
• Bertram Meier , Bishop of Augsburg
• Franz-Josef Overbeck , Bishop of Essen
• Petro Kryk , Bishop, Apostolic Exarch for the Ukrainians, Munich
• Udo Markus Bentz , auxiliary bishop in Mainz
• Peter Birkhofer , auxiliary bishop in Freiburg
• Johannes Bündgens , auxiliary bishop in Aachen
• Otto Georgens , auxiliary bishop in Speyer
• Bernhard Haßlberger , auxiliary bishop in Munich and Freising
• Reinhard Hauke , auxiliary bishop in Erfurt
• Matthias König , auxiliary bishop in Paderborn
• Reinhard Pappenberger , auxiliary bishop in Regensburg
• Ludger Schepers , auxiliary bishop in Essen
• Stefan Zekorn , auxiliary bishop in Münster

Sub-Commission for Latin America (esp. Adveniat )

Members:

• Franz-Josef Overbeck , Bishop of Essen, chairman
• Udo Markus Bentz , auxiliary bishop in Mainz
• Reinhard Hauke , auxiliary bishop in Erfurt
• Matthias König , auxiliary bishop in Paderborn
• Rolf Steinhäuser , auxiliary bishop in Cologne

Sub-committee for development issues (esp. Misereor )

Members:

• Stephan Burger , Archbishop of Freiburg, chairman
• Peter Birkhofer , auxiliary bishop in Freiburg
• Johannes Bündgens , auxiliary bishop in Aachen
• Otto Georgens , auxiliary bishop in Speyer
• Stefan Zekorn , auxiliary bishop in Münster

Sub-commission for mission issues (esp. Missio )

Members:

• Ludger Schepers , auxiliary bishop in Essen, chairman
• Bernhard Haßlberger , auxiliary bishop in Munich and Freising
• Reinhard Pappenberger , auxiliary bishop in Regensburg

Sub-commission for Central and Eastern Europe (esp. Renovabis )

Members:

• Heiner Koch , Archbishop of Berlin, chairman
• Wolfgang Ipolt , Bishop of Görlitz
• Petro Kryk , Apostolic Exarch, Munich
• Josef Graf , auxiliary bishop in Regensburg
• Bernhard Haßlberger , auxiliary bishop in Munich and Freising

Sub-Commission for Interreligious Dialogue

Members:

• Georg Bätzing , Bishop of Limburg, chairman
• Karlheinz Diez , auxiliary bishop in Fulda
• Wilhelm Zimmermann , auxiliary bishop in Essen

Web links

• Homepage

Publications

• The climate change. DBK Commissions No. 29. Bonn, 2nd updated edition 2007 (1st edition: 2006)
• His salvation to all peoples. The mission of the universal Church. The German Bishops No. 76.Bonn 2004
• Just Peace. The German Bishops No. 66.Bonn 2000.
• The one broadcast and the many services. To the self-image of world church-oriented institutions and initiatives today. The German Bishops No. 65, Bonn 2000.
• Population growth and development support. DBK Commissions No. 15. Bonn 1993
• The international debt crisis. DBK Commissions No. 7. Bonn 1988

Footnotes

1. ↑ World Church Commission. German Bishops' Conference, accessed on March 10, 2020 .