Hans-Josef Becker
Hans-Josef Becker (8 June 1948 in Belecke, Warstein, Germany) is the Catholic archbishop of Paderborn, Germany.
His Excellency Hans-Josef Becker | |
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| Archbishop of Paderborn | |
 Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Paderborn |
| Province | Paderborn |
| Appointed | 3 July 2003 |
| Installed | 28 September 2003 |
| Predecessor | Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt |
| Other posts | Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 June 1977 by Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt |
| Consecration | 23 January 2000 by Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt |
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| Born | 8 June 1948 Warstein Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Motto | In Verbo Autem Tuo |
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Life
Hans Josef Becker completed his advanced level examination in 1967, in Rüthen. Subsequently, he completed a teaching study, which was confirmed with a second state examination in 1972. There after, he studied theology and philosophy in Paderborn and Munich. On 11 June 1977 he was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Johannes Joachim Degenhardt.
| Styles of Hans-Josef Becker | |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Monsignor |
From 1979 to 1995, he worked as a pastor in Minden, Paderborn and Lippstadt. In the following four years, Becker led the Central Department of Pastoral Personnel (Zentralabteilung Pastorales Personal) for the Archbishopric of Paderborn. In 1999, he was appointed the auxiliary bishop of Paderborn by Pope John Paul II. After the death of Archbishop Degenhardt in the year 2002, Becker functioned for about a year as more of a diocesan administrator, before he was appointed as Archbishop of Paderborn on 28 September 2003.
Since 2006, Becker has been a chairman of the Commission for Education and Schools in the Conference of the German Bishops.
Literature
- Manfred, Grothe (31 March 2004). Auf dein Wort hin: Amtseinführung von Erzbischof Hans-Josef Becker [On Your Word: The Inauguration of Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker] (in German). Paderborn: Bonifatius GmbH. ISBN 3-89710-281-1.
Sources
Translated from the German Wikipedia (24 March 2007)
External links
- Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker at Catholic-Hierarchy.com
- (in German) Official website
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| Preceded by Johannes Joachim Degenhardt |
Archbishop of Paderborn 2003–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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