New Bishop of Eichstätt officially takes office in ceremony

zeit.de (German) —

Christian Würtz officially assumes his role as the new Bishop of Eichstätt in a ceremony on Sunday, becoming Germany's youngest diocesan bishop at age 55. Würtz, previously an auxiliary bishop in Freiburg, was already consecrated in 2019, so the service features the Apostolic Nuncio presenting his papal appointment document before he takes the bishop's seat. Expected attendees include several bishops, Bavaria's minister-president, and the interior minister. Würtz succeeds Gregor Maria Hanke, who resigned in June 2025, with Pope Leo XIV's decision announced in July.


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