Munich, May 25, 2023 (KAP/KNA) For the first time in the Bavarian Archdiocese of Munich and Freising there is a diocesan youth pastor. Johanna Gressung (30) was dedicated this week at a service with Archbishop Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the diocesan press office announced on Thursday. The role formerly reserved for priests has therefore been opened up to parish priests from other professional groups in the Archdiocese of Munich.
Gressung, who officially takes office on June 1, succeeds Richard Greul (45), who was a diocesan youth pastor for ten years. At the same time, Gressung becomes head of the Archbishop’s Youth Welfare Department and the department for child and youth ministry at the Archbishop’s Ordinariate in Munich.