RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst

1959 - Today

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Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (born 20 November 1959) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church and theologian. He was a vicar and an auxiliary bishop in Münster before becoming the Bishop of Limburg in January 2008. Pope Francis removed him from the exercise of his episcopal office on 23 October 2013 and on 26 March 2014 accepted his resignation as Bishop of Limburg, following a long-standing public dispute about the costs and financing of a diocesan construction project. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst is the 2,997th most popular religious figure (down from 2,982nd in 2019), the 5,533rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,605th in 2019) and the 129th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst ranks 2,997 out of 3,187. Before him are Sin-Iddinam, Blanche Barton, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Desmond Connell, Dan Osman, and Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng. After him are Edward Egan, Epiphanius I of Ukraine, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Geoffrey Keating, and Anders Wejryd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst ranks 478. Before him are Ashlyn Gere, Zabou Breitman, Laila Robins, David Beauchard, Said Seyam, and Tomomi Inada. After him are Chris Hadfield, Angelo Scuri, Sergey Gotsmanov, Gerard Plessers, Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara, and Lorella Stefanelli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst ranks 5,536 out of 7,253. Before him are Christian Streich (1965), Joël Matip (1991), Wilfried Gröbner (1949), Renate Künast (1955), Wolfgang Hanisch (1951), and Volker Fischer (1950). After him are Peter Baumann (1953), Otto Addo (1975), Bernd Leno (1992), Christiane Wartenberg (1956), Angelika Bahmann (1952), and Tom Starke (1981).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst ranks 129. Before him are Gerhard von Rad (1901), Brother Alois (1954), Johannes Weiss (1863), Rudolf Kittel (1853), Johannes Joachim Degenhardt (1926), and Chris Gueffroy (1968). After him are Ludwig Schick (1949), John Kilian (1811), Margot Käßmann (1958), and Nouman Ali Khan (1978).

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