Franz-Josef Overbeck

Franz-Josef Overbeck (born June 19, 1964 in Marl) is a Roman Catholic German bishop.

Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck (2014)

Life

Overbeck studied Roman Catholic theology and philosophy at University of Münster and at Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum in Rome. On October 10, 1989 Overbeck became priest. Since 2009 Overbeck is bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen.[1] Since 2011 Overbeck is bishop of Military Ordinariate of Germany.

Positions

In 2019, Overbeck said, there should be reforms in Roman Catholic sexual ethics. Same-sex marriages should be accepted and not be described as immoral.[2][3]

In October 2019, Overbeck said many Catholic people don't understand, why women in Roman-Catholic Church can 't be deacon and priest. And also he thinks, that Ordination of women in Catholic Church should be allowed.[4]

In December 2019, Overbeck said there should be exceptions from Clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church,[5] but did not mention that a number of Catholic churches do not have a requirement of celibate clergy, merely Latin rite clergy.[6]

Works by Overbeck
  • 2018: Einstehen für unsere Demokratie – Cologne : J.P. Bachem Medien
  • 2017: Freude und Hoffnung, Ostfildern : Matthias Grünewald Verlag

References
  1. Franz-Josef Overbeck on website of Bistum Essen
  2. Domradio: Kirche muss Blick verändern (German)
  3. Katholisch.de: Bischof Overbeck will katholische Sexualmoral weiterentwickeln (German). November 11, 2018
  4. Katholisch.de: Overbeck nachdenklich: Priesteramt an einem Y-Chromosom festmachen? (german), 2019, October 29
  5. Evangelisch.de: Bischof Overbeck stellt den Zölibat infrage, December 2019 (german)
  6. "First married man ordained priest for U.S. Maronite Catholic Church". National Catholic Reporter. February 28, 2014.
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