Josef Clemens

The Most Reverend Josef Clemens
Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
Clemens in Paderborn (2007).
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Appointed	25 November 2003
Term ended	1 September 2016
Predecessor	Stanisław Ryłko
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Segermes (2003-)
Orders
Ordination	10 October 1975 by Hermann Volk
Consecration	6 January 2004 by Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Personal details
Born	Josef Clemens (1947-06-20) 20 June 1947 (age 77) Siegen, Germany
Alma mater	Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Clementia tua Domine
Coat of arms

Styles of Josef Clemens
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Monsignor

Josef Clemens (born 20 June 1947 in Siegen) is a German bishop. He was Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity from November 2003 until it ceased operations on 1 September 2016. He was personal secretary to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) from 1984 to 2003.