Johann Baptist Metz

The Reverend
Johann Baptist Metz
Johann Baptist Metz
Born(1928-08-05)5 August 1928
Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
Died2 December 2019(2019-12-02) (aged 91)
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupations
  • Catholic priest
  • Theologian
OrganizationsUniversity of Münster

Johann Baptist Metz (5 August 1928 – 2 December 2019) was a German Catholic priest and theologian. He was Ordinary Professor of Fundamental Theology at the University of Münster, and a consultant to the synod of German dioceses. He is regarded as one of the most important German theologians after the Second Vatican Council, who influenced liberation theology and focused on compassion.