The German Bishops’ Conference has elected Bishop Dr Heiner Wilmer SCJ, a member of the Dehonians, as its new chairman during its spring plenary assembly in Würzburg.
The election took place on February 24 during the conference’s gathering at the Burkardushaus in Würzburg, which ran from February 23 to 26. Fifty-six members participated in the assembly. He succeeded Bishop Georg Bätzing, whose term concluded with the vote. The opening session on February 23 was attended by the apostolic nuncio to Germany, Archbishop Dr Nikola Eterović, along with Archbishop Samuel Kleda and Pauline Maiday from the Diocese of Douala in Cameroon.
