His Excellency Bertram Meier | |
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| Bishop of Augsburg | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of Augsburg |
| Appointed | 29 January 2020 |
| Installed | 2020 |
| Predecessor | Konrad Zdarsa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 October 1985 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1960 Buchloe, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
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Bertram Meier (born July 20 1960 in Buchloe, Bavaria) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg since 2020.
Meier studied Roman Catholic theology at the University of Augsburg and in Rome at Pontifical Gregorian University. [1] He was ordained as priest on 10 October 1985. In 2020, Meier became Roman Catholic Bishop of Augsburg. On 29 January 2020, he was appointed bishop of Augsburg. [2]
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