Norbert Werbs

{{Short description|German bishop and theologian (1940–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Norbert Werbs

| honorific-suffix =

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| title = Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg

| image = Weihbischof em. Norbert Werbs.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption =

| church =

| archdiocese =

| province =

| metropolis =

| diocese =

| see =

| elected =

| appointed = 7 January 1981

| term =

| term_start =

| quashed =

| term_end = 20 May 2015

| predecessor =

| opposed =

| successor =

| other_post = Titular Bishop of Amaura (1981–2023)

| previous_post =

| ordination =

| ordained_by =

| consecration =

| consecrated_by =

| cardinal =

| created_cardinal_by =

| rank =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1940|05|20}}

| birth_place = Warnemünde, Gau Mecklenburg, Germany

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2023|01|03|1940|05|20}}

| death_place = Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

| buried =

| nationality =

| religion =

| residence =

| parents =

| spouse =

| children =

| occupation =

| profession =

| education =

| alma_mater =

| motto =

| signature =

| signature_alt =

| coat_of_arms =

| coat_of_arms_alt =

| other =

}}

Norbert Werbs (20 May 1940 – 3 January 2023) was a German Roman Catholic prelate and theologian.

Born in Warnemünde, Rostock, Werbs was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Hamburg in 1994, serving until his retirement in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwerbs.html|title=Bishop Norbert Werbs|access-date=3 January 2023|publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy.org}}

Werbs died in Neubrandenburg on 3 January 2023, at the age of 82.{{Cite web|title=Emeritierter Hamburger Weihbischof Norbert Werbs gestorben|url=https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/42885-emeritierter-hamburger-weihbischof-norbert-werbs-gestorben|language=German|date=3 January 2023|access-date=3 January 2023|publisher=katholisch.de}}