William Joseph Kurtz

William Joseph Kurtz (28 May 1935 – 14 February 2023) is a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Kundiawa and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Madang.

Quotes

• We need priests especially who have encountered Christ in a most personal and committed way both from within the experience of their own culture and from within their personal experience of the living Christian tradition which they have inherited. Only such persons can truly communicate Christ and his mystery to their own people. These are the type of future priests we need to build up the local Church and make the faith a culture that is fully accepted.
  • H. Exc. Most Rev. William J. KURTZ, S.V.D., Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea (26 November 1998) Press Office of the Holy See