US EditionControversial German Bishop Will Not Seek Reelection as Bishops’ Conference President
Bishop Georg Bätzing will not seek re-election after a contentious six-year term marked by spearheading the Synodal Way and deep divisions within the German bishops’ conference.
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Controversial German bishop will not seek reelection as bishops’ conference president
(OSV News) — Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of the German bishops’ conference, who spearheaded the controversial Synodal Way during his six-year term, announced that he will not seek reelection when the bishops meet for the spring assembly in February. The Diocese of Limburg published excerpts of Bishop Bätzing’s letter to the German bishops’ conference Jan. 19, saying that he reached the decision “after consultation and mature refle…
The German bishops need a new speaker. Georg Bätzing gives up his office. In the past, the Limburg bishop often failed due to his traditionalist colleagues.
Who will lead Germany’s bishops after Bätzing?
Bishop Georg Bätzing announced Monday that he is stepping down as chairman of the German bishops’ conference.The opening Mass of the German bishops’ fall plenary assembly at Fulda Cathedral on Sept. 22, 2025. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz / Marko Orlovic.In a letter to bishops, Bätzing said he would “not be available for re-election” when the German episcopate meets in Würzburg on Feb. 23-26, at the end of his tumultuous six-year term.The 6…
The news German Catholics lament the resignation of the president of the bishops and demand reforms to the successor was first published in Last Minute Religious News
The news in radio and press that the Catholic bishop Georg Bätzing is no longer available for another term as chairman of the Episcopal Conference will surprise many Christians. Some will regret this step of the bishop, because it seems that it is a personal decision of Bätzing. However, many Christians will also welcome this step of Bätzing. How politicians of the current power elite will react can only be guessed.
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