Wolfgang Rösch
Wolfgang Rösch (born August 25, 1959 in Wiesbaden ) is a German Catholic priest and vicar general of the Limburg diocese .
Life
Rösch grew up in Erbach im Rheingau as one of four brothers. He first completed a degree in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt before studying theology at the Philosophical-Theological University of Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . He was the Alumne German College and in 1990 in Rome by Bishop Karl Lehmann for ordained priests .
Initially, he was active as a chaplain and pastor in pastoral care in Wetzlar , Hadamar and Offheim and headed the diocesan office for professions of the Church of the Diocese of Limburg . In 1997 he succeeded Thomas Löhr Regens at the Limburg seminary . In 2003, the then Limburg Bishop Franz Kamphaus appointed him pastor in Königstein and Kronberg im Taunus . From 2010 to 2013. Wolfgang Roesch Catholic was city dean of Wiesbaden and at the same time pastor of all eight Catholic parishes in the Wiesbaden city that in January 2012 the United Parish of St. Boniface merged. This created the first “new type of parish” on the territory of the Limburg diocese. At the same time he was chairman of the Caritas Association Wiesbaden.
On October 2, 2013, the Limburg diocese announced that Rösch would be the successor to Vicar General Franz Josef Kaspar on January 1, 2014 . On October 23, 2013, the Holy See announced the appointment on that day. In addition, Rösch will administer the diocese during the absence of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst due to the current circumstances in the diocese. In the background there was the public debate about the person and administration of the bishop.
On January 12, 2014, Rösch was adopted as city dean in Wiesbaden.
With the resignation of Limburg Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, accepted by Pope Francis on March 26, 2014, Rösch's office as Vicar General (c. 481 § 1 CIC ) expired , but the Apostolic Administrator appointed by Rome named Manfred Grothe Rösch his permanent representative. On January 28, 2015 he was appointed cathedral chapter .
The new Limburg bishop Georg Bätzing appointed Wolfgang Rösch as his vicar general on September 18, 2016.
Web links
- St. Boniface Wiesbaden
- sueddeutsche.de October 24, 2013: In the name of the Pope
- FAZ October 25, 2013: "I am not a confidant of the bishop" (Interview)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diocese of Limburg: Change in the office of Vicar General - Bishop thanks Dr. Kaspar for benevolent work ( memento of October 2, 2013 in the archive.today web archive ), October 2, 2013, accessed on October 21, 2013
- ^ Holy See press release of October 23, 2013 , accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Frankfurter Rundschau: Interview (January 8, 2014)
- ^ Hessischer Rundfunk: Rösch's farewell as city dean
- ^ Diocese of Limburg: Manfred Grothe is Apostolic Administrator
- ↑ www.bistumlimburg.de: New Bishop appoints Vicar General ( Memento from September 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 19, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rösch, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |