Johannes Bündgens

Who is Johannes Bündgens?

Johannes Bündgens is auxiliary bishop of Aachen.

Born in Eschweiler, he applied to become a priest after graduation in school in 1974. After studying theology and philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, he was ordained a priest on October 10 1980. From 1981-85 he worked as chaplain at the St. Cornelius parish, Viersen-Dülken. He then worked at the Gregorian University, until he graduated as Doctor of Theology in 1990.

Returning to his home diocese, he then worked in the general vicariate, as well as being an auxiliary priest appointed to support the parishes of Kornelimünster/Walheim and Venwegen. In 1992 he became spiritual advisor at the Collegium Leoninum seminary in Bonn, 1997 also spiritual for the diacons. In 2002 he was appointed as priest for several parishes in Heimbach, he also worked in the diocese for the beatification of Heinrich Hahn.

On March 15 2006 he was appointed as auxiliary bishop of Aachen and titular bishop of Árd Carna. He was ordained on May 20 by Heinrich Mussinghoff in the Aachen Cathedral.