His Excellency

Anton Schlembach
95th Bishop of Speyer
Bishop Anton Schlembach
ArchdioceseBamberg
ProvinceBamberg
DioceseSpeyer
SeeSpeyer
PredecessorFriedrich Wetter
SuccessorKarl-Heinz Wiesemann
Personal details
Born(1932-02-07)7 February 1932
Großwenkheim, Bavaria, Germany
Died15 June 2020(2020-06-15) (aged 88)
Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
DenominationCatholic
Alma materUniversity of Würzburg

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; 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Anton Schlembach". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Das Bistum Speyer trauert um Bischof Anton Schlembach". Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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