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Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst

Politician

Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst · Франц-Петер Тебартц-ван Элст · فرانز پيتير تيبارتز ڤان الست · フランツ＝ペーター・テバルツ＝ヴァン・エルスト · 方濟各-伯多祿·特巴茨-范埃爾斯特				[sources]
Alias	Franz-Peter T.- VanElst · Franz-Peter Tebartz van Elst · Franz-Peter Tebartz- van Elst · Tebartz-van Elst · Тебартц-ван Элст, Франц-Петер				[sources]
Weak alias	Protz-Bischof				[sources]
Birth date	1959-11-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Kevelaer				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Holy See				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
Last name	Elst				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q71361				[sources]
Position	Bishop of the Roman Curia (2014-) · Roman Catholic Bishop of Limburg (2007-2014) · apostolic delegate (2014-) · auxiliary bishop (2003-2007) · titular bishop (2003-2007) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Münster				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-23	Last processed	2025-12-23	First seen	2024-05-21

Descriptions

German Roman Catholic bishop and theologian

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-05-22

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ludger Tebartz van Elst Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
apostolic delegate	2014-12	-
apostolic delegate	2014-12-01	-

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