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Inauguration of the new Archbishop of Bamberg in March

The new Archbishop of Bamberg, Herwig Gössl, will be officially inaugurated on March 2, 2024. This was announced by a spokesperson for the archdiocese on Monday. The feast of the canonized patron saint of the diocese, Kunigunde, will be celebrated on this day. On December 9, the Holy See...

The new Bamberg Bishop Herwig Gössl talks to journalists in the bishop's residence. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
The new Bamberg Bishop Herwig Gössl talks to journalists in the bishop's residence. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Church - Inauguration of the new Archbishop of Bamberg in March

The new Archbishop of Bamberg, Herwig Gössl, will be officially inaugurated on March 2, 2024. This was announced by a spokesperson for the archdiocese on Monday. The feast of the canonized patron saint of the diocese, Kunigunde, will be celebrated on this day. On December 9, the Holy See announced that 56-year-old Gössl would be promoted from auxiliary bishop to archbishop. The long-serving Archbishop Ludwig Schick stepped down in November 2022. Reason: He wanted to make way for a younger person to take on the upcoming challenges.

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Herwig Gössl, the newly appointed Archbishop of Bamberg, will be inaugurated in a Church ceremony on March 2, 2024. This event follows the announcement made by the archdiocese's spokesperson on December 9, after the Holy See promoted Gössl from auxiliary bishop to archbishop. Ludwig Schick, the previous Archbishop of Bamberg, stepped down in November 2022, choosing to make way for a younger leader to tackle the upcoming challenges.

Source: www.stern.de

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