Karl-Heinz Wiesemann

Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (born 1 August 1960) is the 96th Bishop of Speyer.

His Excellency The Most Reverend Karl-Heinz Wiesemann
Bishop of Speyer
Bishop Dr. Karl-Heinz Wiesemann
Diocese	Diocese of Speyer
Appointed	19 December 2007
Installed	2 March 2008
Predecessor	Anton Schlembach
Orders
Ordination	10 October 1985 by Cardinal Franz König
Consecration	8 September 2002 by Joachim Wanke
Personal details
Born	(1960-08-01) 1 August 1960 (age 64) Herford, West Germany
Nationality	German
Motto	Major Omni Laude
Coat of arms

Life

Wiesemann was born in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia in the archdiocese of Paderborn. He became a chaplain on 10 October 1985 in Rome. He later served as a priest in Bösperde, a suburb of Menden and provost of St. Petrus and Andreas in Brilon.

In 2002 Pope John Paul II named him Auxiliary bishop, to which he was ordained on 8 September 2002 in Paderborn Cathedral.

On 19 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVI named him the successor to bishop Anton Schlembach. He was installed to the office on 2 March 2008 in Speyer Cathedral.

Positions

In January 2014, Wiesemann supported married priests in Roman-Catholic Church.^[1] In February 2022, Wiesemann supported blessings of same-sex unions.^[2] He promised to respect the consciences of priests who refuse to bless the unions, while asking them to refer the couples to the diocesan office. This office would then contact another priest willing to bless the union. Remarried couples are to be treated the same way.^[3]