Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (born 20 November 1959) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church and theologian. He was a vicar and an auxiliary bishop in Münster before becoming the Bishop of Limburg in January 2008. On 23 October 2013, he was suspended by the Vatican from the exercise of his episcopal office. The reasons have not been specified, but are believed related to the controversies on his expenses which earned him the nicknames "gold-plated bishop" and "bishop of bling" in the world press, and also to his having settled a perjury case for €20,000. On 26 March 2014, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Bishop of Limburg."@en }
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- Franz-Peter_Tebartz-van_Elst abstract "Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (born 20 November 1959) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church and theologian. He was a vicar and an auxiliary bishop in Münster before becoming the Bishop of Limburg in January 2008. On 23 October 2013, he was suspended by the Vatican from the exercise of his episcopal office. The reasons have not been specified, but are believed related to the controversies on his expenses which earned him the nicknames "gold-plated bishop" and "bishop of bling" in the world press, and also to his having settled a perjury case for €20,000. On 26 March 2014, Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Bishop of Limburg.".