Georg Bätzing


Georg Bätzing
Bishop of Limburg
Bätzing in 2009
ChurchCatholic
SeeLimburg
Appointed1 July 2016
Installed18 September 2016
PredecessorFranz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst
Orders
Ordination18 July 1987
Consecration18 September 2016
by Rainer Maria Woelki, Manfred Grothe & Stephan Ackermann
Personal details
Born (1961-04-13) 13 April 1961
MottoCongrega 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.