Helmut Bauer | |
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| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg | |
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| Archdiocese | Bamberg |
| Diocese | Würzburg |
| Appointed | 11 July 1988 |
| Term ended | 18 March 2008 |
| Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Velefi (1988–2024) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 July 1957 by Aloisius Joseph Muench |
| Consecration | 14 October 1988 by Paul-Werner Scheele |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1933 |
| Died | 5 October 2024 (aged 91) Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Education | University of Würzburg |
| Motto | IN VIAM PACIS |
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Helmut Bauer (18 March 1933 – 5 October 2024) was a German Catholic theologian and an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Würzburg. In the diocese he represented the bishop and was responsible for the department of church music. He was instrumental in the revision of the Gotteslob hymnal and directed an ecumenical commission for hymns. Bauer acted as bishop of Würzburg during a year of vacancy beginning in 2003.