Maurice Choriol
| Maurice Choriol | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alain Choriol 22 November 1959 Erstein, France |
| Died | 9 July 2025 (aged 65) Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany |
| Education | University of Fribourg |
| Occupations | Priest abbot |
Mauritius Choriol (né Alain Choriol; 22 November 1959 – 9 July 2025) was a French-born German Roman Catholic priest and abbot.[1]
Choriol worked as a renowned chef in Switzerland before attending the University of Fribourg and his ordination as a priest in 1993.[2][3] He joined the Benedictines and became a German naturalised citizen in 2002.[4] Later he was elected an abbot of the Tholey Abbey.[5]
Choriol died of a heart attack at the hospital in Sankt Wendel, on 9 July 2025, at the age of 65.[6][7]
References
- Back to citation "L'Alsacien Mauritius Choriol, supérieur de l'abbaye de Tholey, en Sarre, est décédé". L'Alsace (in French). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- Back to citation Arnu, Titus (25 September 2020). "Hier kocht der Abt". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- Back to citation Spendier, Madeleine (2 January 2019). "Mauritius Choriol ist Mönch und Sternekoch". katholisch.de (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- Back to citation Trauer um Abt Mauritius Choriol
- Back to citation "Vom Spitzenkoch zum Abt: Mauritius Choriol ist Administrator in Tholey". ORDEN online (in German). 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- Back to citation Buchholz, Oliver (10 July 2025). "Tholeyer Abt Mauritius Choriol gestorben". Saarländischer Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- Back to citation Tholeyer Abt Mauritius Choriol gestorben