Herwig Göuessellers | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Archbishop-designate of Bamberg | |
 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Bamberg |
| Province | Bamberg |
| Metropolis | Bamberg |
| Appointed | 9 December 2023 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 June 1993 |
| Consecration | 15 March 2014 |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herwig Göuessellers February 22, 1967 |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Occupation | Archbishop, Prelate |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary bishop of Bamberg (2014-2023) Apostolic Administrator of Bamberg (2022-2023) |
| Alma mater | University of Bamberg University of Innsbruck |
| Motto | Tu Solus Dominus (Thou Only art The Lord) |
Herwig Göuessellers (born 22 February 1967 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany) is a prelate of the Catholic Church in Germany. He has been appointed as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamberg.[1][2] He was consecrated a bishop in March 2014 and served as Auxiliary bishop, provost of the Cathedral Chapter (2014-2023) and Apostolic Administrator of the same archdiocese (2022-2023).
Biography
Herwig Göuessellers was born on 22 February 1967 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. After completing his secondary school, he studied philosophy and theology at the Universities of Bamberg and Innsbruck. On 26 June 1993 he was ordained as a priest and incardinated in Bamberg.[3] From 1993 to 2014, he has held the following activities: pastoral service in various parishes in Bayreuth, Hannberg and Weisendorf; parish priest of the pastoral grouping of Erlangen Nord-West; vice rector of the major seminary of Bamberg and member of the diocesan liturgical commission; vice rector of the seminary of Würzburg and head of vocational pastoral care. In 2014, he was appointed as the Auxiliary bishop of Bamberg and titular bishop of Balecium.[4] He was then appointed episcopal vicar for Caritas and provost of the Cathedral Chapter of Bamberg. He has also served as director of the Pastoral Section of the Archepiscopal Curia and diocesan administrator of the archdiocese of Bamberg since 2022. Within the German Bishops’ Conference, he is deputy chair of the commission for charitable matters and a member of the Commission for Marriage and the Family. On 9 December 2023 he was appointed as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamberg.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "Resignations and Appointments".
- ↑ "German appointments burst 'slow-walk' concerns". 11 December 2023.
- ↑ "Bentz und Gössl: Papst Franziskus ernennt zwei neue Erzbischöfe".
- ↑ "Erzbistum Bamberg: Weihbischof Gössl zum Diözesanadministrator gewählt".
- ↑ "Resignations and Appointments".
- ↑ "Rinunce e nomine".
- ↑ "House solution in Bamberg: Herwig Gössl becomes new archbishop".