Norbert Werbs Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Norbert Werbs
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg
Appointed:7 January 1981
Term End:20 May 2015
Other Post:Titular Bishop of Amaura (1981–2023)
Birth Date:1940 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Warnemünde, Gau Mecklenburg, Germany
Death Place:Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Norbert Werbs (20 May 1940 – 3 January 2023) was a German Roman Catholic prelate and theologian.

Born in Warnemünde, Rostock, Werbs was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Hamburg in 1994, serving until his retirement in 2015.[1]

Werbs died in Neubrandenburg on 3 January 2023, at the age of 82.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Norbert Werbs. 3 January 2023. Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  2. Web site: Emeritierter Hamburger Weihbischof Norbert Werbs gestorben. German. 3 January 2023. 3 January 2023. katholisch.de.