Wolfgang Öxler

Wolfgang Öxler
Orders
Ordination	1988
Personal details
Birth name	Erwin Öxler
Born	(1957-05-01) 1 May 1957
Nationality	German
Denomination	Catholic (Roman Rite)
Profession	archabbot of the St. Ottilien Archabbey

Ordination history of Wolfgang Öxler
Priestly ordination
Date of ordination	1988

Wolfgang Öxler OSB (born 1 May 1957 in Dillingen an der Donau as Erwin Öxler) is a German Benedictine and archabbot of the St. Ottilien Archabbey.

Wolfgang Öxler studied at the professional academy for social pedagogy in Dillingen. In 1979 he joined the St. Ottilien Archabbey. He had his profession in 1983. From 1981 to 1987 he studied theology at the University of Munich. In 1988 he was ordained to the priesthood. In 2012 he was elected as archabbot of the St. Ottilien Archabbey.^[1]

References

↑ "Öxler, Wolfgang OSB – Orden-online.de". orden-online.de. Retrieved 2015-10-10.

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Preceded by Jeremias Schröder	Archabbot of St. Ottilien Archabbey 2012-	Succeeded by

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