Herwig Gössl
Herwig Gössl | |
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| Archbishop of Bamberg | |
Gössl in 2023 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Bamberg |
| Appointed | 9 December 2023 |
| Predecessor | Ludwig Schick |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 June 1993 by Elmar Maria Kredel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1967 |
| Education | Catholic Seminary Bamberg |
| Motto | tu solus dominus ('You alone are the lord') |
| Coat of arms | |
Herwig Gössl (born 22 February 1967) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church, who has served as the Archbishop of Bamberg since 2023. A native of Munich, he held several appointments in the same archdiocese, including as the vice-rector of its seminary, before becoming an auxiliary bishop in 2014. After the resignation as archbishop of Ludwig Schick in 2022, Gössl initially led the archdiocese as a diocesan administrator.