Anton Schlembach
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Anton Schlembach (7 February 1932 – 15 June 2020) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the 95th Bishop of Speyer.[1]
Childhood and education
Anton Schlembach was born in Großwenkheim near Münnerstadt, Unterfranken in the archdiocese of Würzburg, the oldest of four children in a farmer's 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. In 1981 he became vicar general in Würzburg.[1]
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; Template:ISBN
- Anton Schlembach, Karlheinz Debus: Robert Schuman. Lothringer – Europäer – Christ; Speyer: Pilger-Verlag, Template:ISBN.
- Anton Schlembach, Dienst unter sechs Päpsten; in: Bernhard Oswald (Hrsg.): Lebenswege. Miltenberger Abiturienten 1950; Miltenberg 2007; Template:ISBN
- Anton Schlembach: Zeugen des Glaubens. Predigten und Beiträge aus 24 Bischofsjahren. Festgabe zum 75. Geburtstag von Bischof Dr. Anton Schlembach; Speyer: Pilger-Verlag, 2007; Template:ISBN
References
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- 1932 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Bad Kissingen (district)
- Roman Catholic bishops of Speyer
- 20th-century German Roman Catholic bishops
- 21st-century German Roman Catholic bishops
- 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests