Ludwig Schick
His Excellency Ludwig Schick | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Bamberg | |
![]() Ludwig Schick in 2011 | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Bamberg |
Installed | 28 June 2002 |
Term ended | 1 November 2022 |
Predecessor | Karl Heinrich Braun |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda (1998-2002) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 June 1975 by Eduard Schick |
Consecration | 12 July 1998 by Johannes Dyba |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Nationality | German |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Ludwig Schick (born 22 September 1949) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of Bamberg from 2002 to 2022. He was auxiliary bishop of Fulda from 1998 to 2002.
Life
[edit]Born in Marburg, Schick was ordained to the priesthood on 15 June 1975, serving in Fulda.
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On 20 May 1998, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Fulda and titular bishop of Auzia. Schick received his episcopal consecration on the following 12 July from Johannes Dyba, archbishop-bishop of Fulda, with the auxiliary bishop of Fulda, Johannes Kapp, and the bishop of San Marcos, Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, serving as co-consecrators.
On 28 June 2002, he was appointed archbishop of Bamberg.
In 2021, he worked along with the German bishops to deliver aid to famine-hit southern Madagascar during the food crisis that began there in mid-2021. He had previously visited Madagascar.[1]
Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 1 November 2022.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gomes, Robin (31 July 2021). "German bishops appeal for Madagascar, plagued by drought, hunger". Vatican News. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 01.11.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
External links
[edit] Media related to Ludwig Schick at Wikimedia Commons