Anton Schlembach

Anton Schlembach
His Excellency; Anton Schlembach
	95th Bishop of Speyer
	Bishop Anton Schlembach
Archdiocese	Bamberg
Province	Bamberg
Diocese	Speyer
See	Speyer
Predecessor	Friedrich Wetter
Successor	Karl-Heinz Wiesemann
Personal details
Born	7 February 1932; Großwenkheim
Died	15 June 2020 (aged 88); Speyer
Nationality	German
Denomination	Catholic
Alma mater	University of Würzburg

Anton Schlembach (7 February 1932 – 15 June 2020) was a bishop who served as the 95th Bishop of Speyer.[1]

Schlembach was born in Großwenkheim, in Münnerstadt, Germany in the archdiocese of Würzburg. There he became vicar general.[1]

Childhood and education

Anton Schlembach was born in Unterfranken, the oldest of four children in a farm family. After graduating in 1950, from the Humanist Gymnasium in Miltenberg, he studied Catholic theology at the University of Würzburg and at the Papal University in Rome. He was ordained as a priest of Würzburg on 10 October 1956[2] with Cardinal Franz König. In 1959 he was awarded doctorate of theology.

As Bishop of Speyer

On 25 August 1983[2] Pope John Paul II named him the successor to bishop Friedrich Wetter. He ascended to the office on 16 October 1983[2] in the Speyer cathedral, consecrated by his predecessor Friedrich Wetter, Archbishop of Munich.[1]

Pope Benedict XVI agreed to his retirement, effective 10 February 2007.[1][2]

Schlembach died 15 June 2020, aged 88.[3]

Writings

Anton Schlembach, Waltraud Herbstrith: Erinnere dich – vergiss es nicht: Edith Stein – christlich-jüdische Perspektiven; Plöger Medien, 1986; ISBN 3-89857-050-9
Anton Schlembach, Karlheinz Debus: Robert Schuman. Lothringer – Europäer – Christ; Speyer: Pilger-Verlag, ISBN 3-87637-054-X.
Anton Schlembach, Dienst unter sechs Päpsten; in: Bernhard Oswald (Hrsg.): Lebenswege. Miltenberger Abiturienten 1950; Miltenberg 2007; ISBN 978-3-00-020445-6
Anton Schlembach: Zeugen des Glaubens. Predigten und Beiträge aus 24 Bischofsjahren. Festgabe zum 75. Geburtstag von Bischof Dr. Anton Schlembach; Speyer: Pilger-Verlag, 2007; ISBN 3-87637-082-5

gollark: Where are you getting that figure from?

gollark: How heretical.

gollark: Is it apioform #12397 from the GTech™ apiary facility?

gollark: The new bee recycler converts bees into mana.

gollark: According to the osmarks.tk™ IQ test, my IQ is over 600.

References

"Bistum Speyer - Bischof Dr. Karl-Heinz Wiesemann". Homepage of the Diocese of Speyer (in German). Bistum Speyer. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
"Bishop Anton Schlembach". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
Das Bistum Speyer trauert um Bischof Anton Schlembach

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Friedrich Wetter	Bishop of Speyer 1983–2007	Succeeded by Karl-Heinz Wiesemann

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Speyer-Bio-1] "Bistum Speyer - Bischof Dr. Karl-Heinz Wiesemann". Homepage of the Diocese of Speyer (in German). Bistum Speyer. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

[Catholic-Hierarchy-2] "Bishop Anton Schlembach". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[3] Das Bistum Speyer trauert um Bischof Anton Schlembach