Institutes / Chairs
The Faculty of Catholic Theology is divided into four institutes, comprising a total of 17 chairs, professorships and subject areas.
Institute of Biblical Studies
- Chair of Old Testament and Biblical-Oriental Languages
Prof. Dr Barbara Schmitz
- Chair of Biblical Introduction and Auxiliary Biblical Sciences
Prof. Dr Veronika Bachmann
- Chair of New Testament Exegesis
Prof. Dr Markus Lau
Institute of Historical Theology
- Chair of Patristics and Early Church History
Prof. Dr Dr Johanna Brankaer
- Chair of Franconian Church History and Regional Ecclesiastical History
JProf. Dr Lea Lerch
- Chair of Medieval and Modern Church History
Prof. Dr Dominik Burkard
- Departmental Representative for Eastern Church History and Ecumenical Theology
Prof. Dr Dr Johanna Brankaer
Institute of Systematic Theology
- Chair of Dogmatics
Prof. Dr Christine Büchner
- Chair of Fundamental Theology and Comparative Religious Studies
Prof. Dr Matthias Reményi
- Chair of Theological Ethics – Moral Theology
TBC
- Chair of Philosophy
Prof. Dr Wolfgang M. Schröder
Institute of Practical Theology
- Chair of Christian Social Ethics
TBC
- Chair of Canon Law
N.N.
- Chair of Liturgy
Prof. Dr Martin Stuflesser
- Endowed Chair in Missiology and Interfaith Dialogue
Prof. Dr Chibueze Udeani
- Chair of Pastoral Theology
Prof. Dr Johannes Först
- Chair of Religious Education and the Didactics of Religious Education
Prof. Dr Johannes Heger
