Franz Vorrath Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Franz Vorrath
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen
Archdiocese:Cologne
Appointed:22 November 1995
Term End:14 March 2014
Other Post:Titular Bishop of Vicus Aterii (1995–2022)
Ordination:26 July 1962
Ordained By:Franz Hengsbach
Consecration:7 January 1996
Consecrated By:Hubert Luthe
Birth Date:1937 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Essen, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany
Death Place:Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Franz Vorrath (9 July 1937 – 17 October 2022) was a German Roman Catholic prelate.

Vorrath was born in Germany and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as titular bishop of Vicus Aterii and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen, Germany, from 1996 until his retirement in 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvorrath.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org-Franz Vorrath