Franz Jung (born 1966 in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

) is a German

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Life

Jung studied Roman Catholic

theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

and

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

at Ducal Georgianum in

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and at

Pontifical Gregorian University Pontifical Gregorian University (; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana), is a private university, private pontifical university in Rome, Italy. The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyo ...

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. On October 10, 1992 he became priest. In January 2009 Jung became

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of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer. Since June 10, 2018 Jung is bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg. He succeeded German bishop Friedhelm Hofmann .

Positions

In February 2018, Jung supported married priests in the Roman Catholic Church.Bayerischer Rundfunk.de:Jung kann sich verheiratete Priester vorstellen
February 19, 2018

Works by Jung

* '' Sōtēr. Studien zur Rezeption eines hellenistischen Ehrentitels im Neuen Testament''. Aschendorff, Münster 2002, . Rezensionen (u. a.): Klaus Berger: Welt voller Retter. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 10. Juli 2002, Nr. 157, S. 36 (online); Reinhard Feldmeier, in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 2003 (online). * ''"Herr, gib mir dieses Wasser, damit ich keinen Durst mehr habe" (Joh 4,15). Die Samariterin am Jakobsbrunnen als Paradigma für "Katechese in veränderter Zeit"''. In: Thomas Schmeller (Hrsg.): Neutestamentliche Exegese im 21. Jahrhundert. Grenzüberschreitungen. Für Joachim Gnilka. Herder, Freiburg 2008, , S. 319–344. * ''Habt ihr ihn gesehen, der meine Seele liebt? (Hld 3,3). Das Hohelied Salomos und seine Auslegung in Geschichte und Gegenwart''. In: Edith Düsing, Hans-Dieter Klein (Hrsg.): Geist, Eros und Agape. Untersuchungen zu Liebesdarstellungen in Philosophie, Religion und Kunst. Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2009, S. 121–146, . * '' Hilarius von Arles, Leben des hl. Honoratus. Eine Textstudie zu Mönchtum und Bischofswesen im spätantiken Gallien mit lateinisch-deutschem Text des "Sermo" sowie zweier Predigten über den hl. Honoratus von Faustus von Riez und Caesarius von Arles''. Carthusianus-Verlag, Fohren-Linden 2013, .

References

External links

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Website by bishopric Würzburg: Franz Jung

Domradio: Bischof Jung, Kirche steht vor radikalem Wandel (german)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Franz 1966 births Living people Clergy from Mannheim Roman Catholic bishops of Würzburg 21st-century German Roman Catholic bishops Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Pontifical Gregorian University alumni 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Germany