His Excellency Robert Zollitsch | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau | |
Archdiocese | Freiburg im Breisgau |
Province | Freiburg im Breisgau |
Appointed | 16 June 2003 |
Installed | 20 July 2003 |
Term ended | 17 September 2013 |
Predecessor | Oskar Saier |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 May 1965 by Hermann Josef Schäufele |
Consecration | 20 July 2003 by Oskar Saier |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Motto | In fidei communione In the communion of faith |
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Styles of Robert Zollitsch | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
Robert Zollitsch (born 9 August 1938) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau from 2003 to 2013 and was Chairman of the German Episcopal Conference from 2008 to 2014.
In April 2023, the report of an independent commission investigating sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Freiburg showed that he hid files, transferred perpetrators and ignored church law.