Georg Bätzing
Georg Bätzing | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Limburg | |
Bätzing in 2009 | |
| Church | Catholic |
| See | Limburg |
| Appointed | 1 July 2016 |
| Installed | 18 September 2016 |
| Predecessor | Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 18 July 1987 |
| Consecration | 18 September 2016 by Rainer Maria Woelki, Manfred Grothe & Stephan Ackermann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1961 |
| Motto | Congrega in unum (Gather into one) |
| Coat of arms | |
Georg Bätzing (born 13 April 1961) is a German Catholic prelate who has served as Bishop of Limburg since 2016 and chairman of the German Bishops' Conference from March 2020 to February 2026.
He is known for his progressive views and heading the Bishops' Conference during the controversial Synodal Way conferences and its subsequent reform plan.