William Joseph Kurtz Explained

Type:Archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
William Joseph Kurtz
Archbishop Emeritus of Madang
Term Start:24 July 2001
Term End:30 November 2010
Predecessor:Benedict To Varpin
Successor:Stephen Joseph Reichert
Previous Post:Bishop of Kundiawa (1982–1999)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Madang (1999–2001)
Ordination:28 January 1962
Ordained By:Józef Drzazga
Consecration:8 September 1982
Consecrated By:Raymond Rodly Caesar
Birth Date:1935 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Kempa, Gau Silesia, Germany
Death Place:Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea

Wilhelm Józef Kurtz (anglicised to William Joseph Kurtz; 28 May 1935 – 14 February 2023) was a Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Kurtz was born in Kempa, Gau Silesia (now Kępa, Opole Voivodeship). He was ordained to the priesthood as a member of the Society of the Divine Word in 1962. He was appointed bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, in 1982, serving until he was named coadjutor archbishop of Madang in 1999. He succeeded Benedict To Varpin as archbishop in 2001, and retired from this position in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop William Joseph Kurtz. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. 12 June 2020.