Franz Vorrath

{{Short description|German Roman Catholic prelate (1937–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

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| title = Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen

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| appointed = 22 November 1995

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| other_post = Titular Bishop of Vicus Aterii (1995–2022)

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| ordination = 26 July 1962

| ordained_by = Franz Hengsbach

| consecration = 7 January 1996

| consecrated_by = Hubert Luthe

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| birth_place = Essen, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany

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Franz Vorrath (9 July 1937 – 17 October 2022) was a German Roman Catholic prelate.

Vorrath was born in Germany and was ordained to the priesthood in 1962. He served as titular bishop of Vicus Aterii and as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen, Germany, from 1996 until his retirement in 2014.[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bvorrath.html Catholic-Hierarchy.org-Franz Vorrath]