Stephan Ackermann
| The Right Reverend Stephan Ackermann | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Trier | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of Trier |
| Appointed | 8 April 2009 |
| Installed | 24 May 2009 |
| Predecessor | Reinhard Marx |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
10 October 1987 by Georg Moser |
| Consecration |
14 May 2006 by Reinhard Marx |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 March 1963 Mayen Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Motto | In Lumine Tuo Domine |
| Coat of arms |
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Stephan Ackermann (born March 20, 1963, in Mayen) is a German bishop. He was appointed Bishop of Trier (or Treves) in the Moselle area of Germany, in 2009.[1]
Biography
He had previously served with the title of Sozopolis in Haemimonto as auxiliary bishop in the same diocese from 2006.[2] Ackermann was educated at secondary school level in Andernach. He has studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and at the Jesuit-run Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology in Frankfurt.[3] In 2000 he received his doctoral degree at Fachbereich Dogmatik bei P. Medard Kehl SJ.
The French newspaper La Croix has described Ackermann as a vigorous spokesman for the Catholic Church in Germany.[4]
References
- ↑ Curriculum vitae on catholic-hierarchy.org
- ↑ cf Curriculum vitae on catholic-hierarchy.org
- ↑ CV on the pages of Bistum Trier
- ↑ La Croix, 31 March 2010.
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