Anton Schlembach
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His Excellency Anton Schlembach | |
|---|---|
| 95th Bishop of Speyer | |
 Bishop Anton Schlembach | |
| Archdiocese | Bamberg |
| Province | Bamberg |
| Diocese | Speyer |
| See | Speyer |
| Predecessor | Friedrich Wetter |
| Successor | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1932 |
| Died | 15 June 2020 (aged 88) Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Alma mater | University of Würzburg |
Anton Schlembach (7 February 1932 – 15 June 2020) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the 95th Bishop of Speyer.[1]
Anton Schlembach was born in Großwenkheim near Münnerstadt, Unterfranken in the archdiocese of Würzburg, the oldest of four children in a farmer's family. After graduating in 1950, from the Humanist Gymnasium in Miltenberg, he studied Catholic theology at the University of Würzburg and at the Papal University in Rome. He was ordained as a priest of Würzburg on 10 October 1956[2] with Cardinal Franz König. In 1959 he was awarded doctorate of theology. In 1981 he became vicar general in Würzburg.[1]
