Schwarz, Leo 1984 Leo Schwarz (9 October 1931 in

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– 26 November 2018) was from 1982 to 2006 the

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auxiliary bishop in the

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. As Auxiliary Bishop, Schwarz also built the Relief

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(Solidarity action of German Catholics with the people in Central and Eastern Europe). For ten years he was also Chairman of the German Commission for the Church's peace organization Justitia et Pax. From 2005 until his death, Schwarz was President of the European Commission for Justice and Peace, continuing in this role after submitting his resignation as a bishop.

References

External links

Bishop Leo Schwarz at catholic-hierarchy.org

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