The Irish Times

German diocese seeks €3.9m damages from ‘Bishop of Bling’

Disgraced former Limburg bishop spent €31m in elaborate cathedral complex restoration

Fri Jul 31 2015 - 20:51

Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst had resigned after lavish spending on bishop’s palace revealed

Mon Feb 09 2015 - 20:10

Private secretary to Pope Benedict says solutions ‘should not be oriented on spirit of times’

Fri Oct 10 2014 - 17:45

Bishop moved after €31 million of Church funds spent on an extravagant residence

Wed Mar 26 2014 - 15:35

Expensive residence renvoation under investigation by German bishops

Thu Oct 24 2013 - 06:59

Yesterday’s ruling concerning Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, came just two days after the Pope met the problem head on

Thu Oct 24 2013 - 01:00

Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst given 20-minute audience to explain €31m residence

Tue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00

Limburg renovation included a reported €15,000 spent on a bath

Tue Oct 15 2013 - 01:23