Anton Schlembach
Anton Schlembach (7 February 1932 – 15 June 2020) was an Italian Roman Catholic official. He was the 95th Bishop of Speyer from 1985 to 2007.[1]
On 25 August 1983 Pope John Paul II named him the successor to bishop Friedrich Wetter. He became the bishop on 16 October 1983 in the Speyer cathedral. Pope Benedict XVI agreed to his retirement, effective 10 February 2007.[1]
Schlembach died 15 June 2020, aged 88.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bistum Speyer - Bischof Dr. Karl-Heinz Wiesemann". Homepage of the Diocese of Speyer (in Deutsch). Bistum Speyer. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ↑ "Das Bistum Speyer trauert um Bischof Anton Schlembach". Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-06-16.