Resignation of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Panama, Panama

Resignation of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Panama, Panama

Appointment of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Resignation of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Panama, Panama

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Panama, Panama, presented by H.E. Msgr. Uriah Ashley.

Resignation of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Panama, Panama

The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Panama, Panama, presented by H.E. Msgr. Pablo Varela Server.

Appointment of auxiliary of the archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

The Holy Father has appointed as auxiliary of the archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, Rev. Christian Würtz, of the clergy of the same diocese, currently parish priest and dean of Freiburg, as well as canon of the Cathedral Chapter, assigning him the titular see of Germania in Dacia.

The bishop-elect was born in Karlsruhe in 1971, and studied law at the University of Heidelberg from 1991 to 1996, qualifying in 1998 in Karlsruhe.

He carried out his philosophical and theological studies at the Universities of Freiburg and Würtzburg, obtaining a doctorate in utroque iure in 2002, and a doctorate in theology from the University of Freiburg in 2011.

He was ordained a priest in 2006 for the archdiocese of Freiburg. He has served in a number of pastoral roles, including parish priest of the pastoral unit of Vorderes Kinzigtal S. Pirmin, parish priest of the Cathedral and of the pastoral unit of Freiburg-Mitte, and dean of the city. Since 2013 he has served as judge at the archdiocesan tribunal, and since 2018, member of the Metropolitan Chapter.