Günther Storck
German bishop
Günther Storck (2 October 1938 – 23 April 1993) was a Catholic priest from Germany who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church. He was consecrated – without permission of Pope John Paul II – a bishop on 30 April 1984, in Etiolles, France, by excommunicated bishop Guerard des Lauriers.
Biography
Early life
Storck was born on 2 October 1938 in Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, as the youngest child of the Storck family, who ran a craft business. The father died early, so that the mother not only had to take charge of the family, but also had to run the business.
Academic career
He studied classical philology and German studies at the University of Münster, the Humboldt University of Berlin, and LMU Munich. For his vocation to the priesthood, he returned to Münster, where he started a degree in theology at the seminary Collegium Borromaeum (1962). In the meanwhile he passed his state examination in philology, philosophy and theology. He then moved from Münster to Munich (1967), where he continued his studies at the theological and philosophical faculties of LMU Munich. A few years later, he became Research Associate of Leo Scheffczyk. He then moved to Egg in Switzerland for ordination (21 September 1973).
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