Priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart dies in Oberhausen

The Diocese of Essen reported the death of Father Roos, a priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who lived in Oberhausen. Born in Udenhausen in 1947, he entered his religious community on May 17, 1970, and was ordained a priest in Homburg on June 8, 1975.

After serving as a chaplain and studying catechetics and homiletics in Munich, Father Roos taught at Cardinal von Galen Gymnasium in Hiltrup from 1979 to 1982. He then served in parish ministry in Puquio and Acari, Peru, from 1982 to 1989.

Father Roos moved to the Diocese of Essen in 1989, serving first as a chaplain and then as pastor of the Parish of Our Lady in Oberhausen starting in August 1990. He continued as pastor of that parish after the establishment of St. Marien Parish in 2007 and remained in special pastoral service there from 2023.

Within his religious order, Father Roos served as a member of the provincial leadership from 2012 to 2025. He also held roles as mission procurator, administrator, and manager for the Hiltrup Missionaries, and served as deputy provincial for several years.