Episcopal Commissions

For dealing with special fields the Plenary Assembly has established the following commissions:

I.     Commission for Doctrine and Faith

II.    Commission for Ecumenical Relations

III.   Commission for Pastoral Care

IV.   Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity

V.    Commission for the Liturgy

VI.   Commission for Society and Social Affairs

VII.  Commission for Education and Schools

VIII. Commission for Scientific and Cultural Affairs

IX.   Commission for the Media

X.    Commission for International Church Affairs

XI.   Commission for Marriage and Familiy

XII.  Commission for Youth Ministry

XIII. Commission for Charity

XIV. Commission for Migrants

 

Responsibilites of the commissions

  1. To observe the developments in their fields and to prepare the respective statements for the Plenary Assembly,
  2. to comply with the resolutions of the Plenary Assembly and the Permanent Council,
  3. dealing with the current tasks.

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The bishops of the German Bishops' Conference.

Click on the photo for more information about a bishop. You can also choose a committee to view, for example, all member bishops of a commission.

*o.p.: ordained priest
*e.c.: episcopal consecration

All bishops


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Dr. Stephan Ackermann

Bishop of Trier

Delegate to the German Bishops' Conference for abuse cases

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Research Projects on behalf of the Universal Church

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Heinz Josef Algermissen

Bishop of Fulda

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations, Vice-president
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Sub-Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

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Michael Bautz

Diocesan administrator

Diocese of Dresden-Meißen

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council

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Hans-Josef Becker

Archbishop of Paderborn

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Education and Schools, President

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Hubert Berenbrinker

Auxiliary Bishop in Paderborn

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations
  • Commission for Education and Schools

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Wolfgang Bischof

Auxiliary Bishop in Munich and Freising

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for Youth Ministry
  • Commission for the Media
  • Sub-Commission for Women in the Church and Societ

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Dr. Franz-Josef Bode

Bishop of Osnabrück

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Pastoral Care, President
  • Sub-Commission for Women in the Church and Societ, President

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Heinz-Günter Bongartz

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Commission for Education and Schools

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Ulrich Boom

Auxiliary Bishop in Würzburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Commission for Education and Schools, Vice-president

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Karl Borsch

Auxiliary Bishop in Aachen

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy

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Robert Brahm

Auxiliary Bishop in Trier

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Commission for the Media

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Dr. Johannes Bündgens

Auxiliary Bishop in Aachen

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Development Issues

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Dr. Helmut Dieser

Auxiliary Bishop in Trier

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith
  • Commission for Pastoral Care

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Dr. Karlheinz Diez

Auxiliary Bishop in Fulda

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy
  • Sub-Commission for Interreligious Dialogue

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Dr. Gerhard Feige

Bishop of Magdeburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations
  • Sub-Commission for Central and Eastern Europe

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Dr. Gebhard Fürst

Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith
  • Commission for the Media, President
  • Sub-Commission for Bioethics, President

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Dieter Geerlings

Auxiliary Bishop in Münster

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Charity
  • Commission for Migrants, Vice-president

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Dr. Felix Genn

Bishop of Münster

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity, President

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Otto Georgens

Auxiliary Bishop in Speyer

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Relations with Latin America

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Manfred Grothe

Auxiliary Bishop in Paderborn

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs
  • Commission for Charity

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Dr. Gregor Maria Hanke OSB

Bishop of Eichstätt

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity, Vice-president
  • Commission for the Liturgy, Vice-president

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Dr. Bernhard Haßlberger

Auxiliary Bishop in Munich and Freising

  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs

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Dr. Reinhard Hauke

Auxiliary Bishop in Erfurt

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Youth Ministry
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Relations with Latin America

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Dr. Christoph Hegge

Auxiliary Bishop in Münster

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Scientific and Cultural Affairs
  • Commission for Youth Ministry

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Dr. Matthias Heinrich

Auxiliary Bishop in Berlin

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs
  • Commission for Migrants

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Dr. Friedhelm Hofmann

Bishop of Würzburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Commission for Scientific and Cultural Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for a common prayer- and songbook, President

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Wolfgang Ipolt

Bishop of Görlitz

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for International Church Affairs, Vice-president
  • Sub-Commission for Central and Eastern Europe

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Dr. Hans-Jochen Jaschke

Auxiliary Bishop in Hamburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Interreligious Dialogue, President

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Rainer Klug

Auxiliary Bishop in Freiburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Commission for Education and Schools

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Dr. Heiner Koch

Auxiliary Bishop in Köln

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy
  • Commission for Migrants

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Matthias König

Auxiliary Bishop in Paderborn

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Development Issues

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Dr. Johannes Kreidler

Auxiliary Bishop in Rottenburg-Stuttgart

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy
  • Sub-Commission for Development Issues

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Petro Kryk

Bishop and Apostolic Echarch of the Ukranians

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Commission for Migrants
  • Sub-Commission for Central and Eastern Europe

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Karl Kardinal Lehmann

Bishop of Mainz

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith, President

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Dr. Thomas Löhr

Auxiliary Bishop in Limburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Charity
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations

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Dr. Dr. Anton Losinger

Auxiliary Bishop in Augsburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs
  • Commission for Education and Schools
  • Sub-Commission for Bioethics
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith

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Reinhard Kardinal Marx

Archbishop of Munich and Freising

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs, President
  • Commission for International Church Affairs

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Joachim Kardinal Meisner

Archbishop of Köln

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for the Liturgy, President
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Central and Eastern Europe , President

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Manfred Melzer

Auxiliary Bishop in Köln

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Relations with Latin America
  • Sub-Commission for Missionary Issues, President

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Dr. Gerhard Ludwig Müller

Bishop of Regensburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith, Vice-president
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations, President
  • Sub-Commission for Development Issues

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Dr. Heinrich Mussinghoff

Bishop of Aachen

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations
  • Commission for Scientific and Cultural Affairs, President
  • Sub-Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, President

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Dr. Ulrich Neymeyr

Auxiliary Bishop in Mainz

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for the Media
  • Commission for Youth Ministry, Vice-president

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Dr. Franz-Josef Overbeck

Bishop of Essen

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs, Vice-president
  • Sub-Commission for Relations with Latin America, President
  • Commission for International Church Affairs

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Reinhard Pappenberger

Auxiliary Bishop in Regensburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Missionary Issues

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Jörg Michael Peters

Auxiliary Bishop in Trier

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Commission for Youth Ministry
  • Sub-Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews

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Werner Radspieler

Auxiliary Bishop in Bamberg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Charity

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Thomas Maria Renz

Auxiliary Bishop in Rottenburg-Stuttgart

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Relations with Latin America

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Ludger Schepers

Auxiliary Bishop in Essen

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Missionary Issues
  • Sub-Commission for Women in the Church and Societ

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Dr. Ludwig Schick

Archbishop of Bamberg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Pastoral Care, Vice-president
  • Commission for International Church Affairs, President
  • Sub-Commission for a common prayer- and songbook

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Wilhelm Schraml

Bishop of Passau

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for the Liturgy
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy, Vice-president

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Dr. Dominikus Schwaderlapp

Auxiliary Bishop in Köln

  • Plenary Assembly

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Dr. Nikolaus Schwerdtfeger

Auxiliary Bishop in Hildesheim

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations

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Engelbert Siebler

Auxiliary Bishop in Munich and Freising

  • Plenary Assembly

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Dr. Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst

Bishop of Limburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy, President

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Wilfried Theising

Auxiliary Bishop in Münster

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Marriage and Familiy
  • Commission for Scientific and Cultural Affairs

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Dr. Werner Thissen

Archbishop of Hamburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Sub-Commission for Development Issues, President

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Heinrich Timmerevers

Auxiliary Bishop in Münster

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Sub-Commission for Relations with Latin America

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Norbert Trelle

Bishop of Hildesheim

Vice President of the German Bishops' Conference

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs
  • Commission for Migrants, President

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Dr. Bernd Uhl

Auxiliary Bishop in Freiburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Society and Social Affairs
  • Commission for Charity, Vice-president

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Franz Vorrath

Auxiliary Bishop in Essen

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Charity
  • Commission for Migrants
  • Sub-Commission for Interreligious Dialogue

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Dr. Joachim Wanke

Bishop of Erfurt

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith
  • Sub-Commission for a common prayer- and songbook

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Dr. Paul Wehrle

Auxiliary Bishop in Freiburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Pastoral Care
  • Commission for Scientific and Cultural Affairs, Vice-president

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Norbert Werbs

Auxiliary Bishop in Hamburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith
  • Commission for Education and Schools
  • Sub-Commission for Central and Eastern Europe

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Dr. Karl-Heinz Wiesemann

Bishop of Speyer

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Youth Ministry, President
  • Commission for Ecumenical Relations

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Rainer Maria Kardinal Woelki

Archbishop of Berlin

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Commission for Charity, President

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Dr. Konrad Zdarsa

Bishop of Augsburg

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
  • Commission for the Media, Vice-president

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Dr. Stefan Zekorn

Auxiliary Bishop in Münster

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Commission for International Church Affairs
  • Commission for Doctrine and Faith
  • Sub-Commission for Research Projects on behalf of the Universal Church

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Dr. Robert Zollitsch

Archbishop of Freiburg

President of the German Bishops' Conference

  • Plenary Assembly
  • Permanent council
  • Commission for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Laity
 
 
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