Helmut Dieser

Helmut Karl Dieser
Bishop of Aachen
Helmut Dieser in 2016
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Aachen
Appointed	23 September 2016
Predecessor	Heinrich Mussinghoff
Previous posts	Titular Bishop of Narona (2011-2016) Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (2011-2016)
Orders
Ordination	8 July 1989 by Hermann Josef Spital [de]
Consecration	5 June 2011 by Stephan Ackermann
Personal details
Born	(1962-05-15) 15 May 1962 (age 64) Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany
Motto	Pax Dei Omnem Sensum Exsuperat
Coat of arms

Helmut Dieser (born March 15, 1962, in Neuwied) is a German Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen.

Life

Dieser studied Roman Catholic theology and philosophy in Trier and Tübingen. On 8 July 1989 Dieser became priest. On 5 June 2011 Dieser became ordained titular bishop of Narona. Since 12 November 2016 Dieser is bishop of Aachen.

Positions

In March 2019, Dieser said, exceptions from clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church should be allowed. In his opinion, there should be a reform of the Catholic sexual morality and sexual acts between homosexual partnerships no longer a sin in Roman Catholic catechism. In June 2020, Dieser said blessing of same-sex partnerships should be allowed in the Roman catholic church.

References

External links

• Helmut Dieser Archived 2016-10-01 at the Wayback Machine on website by Bistum Aachen
• "bishop/bdieser". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
• DomRadio.de: Aachener Bischof zeigt sich bestürzt über Kritik an Führungsstil (german)
• Aachener Zeitung.de: Aachens Bischof drängt auf Dialog, Konsens und Veränderung (german)
• Die Tagespost: Bischof Diester, Am Zölibat festhalten (german)