Maurice Choriol

Maurice Choriol
Born
Alain Choriol

(1959-11-22)22 November 1959
Erstein, France
Died9 July 2025(2025-07-09) (aged 65)
Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
EducationUniversity of Fribourg
Occupation(s)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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Arnu, Titus (25 September 2020). "Hier kocht der Abt". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ^ Spendier, Madeleine (2 January 2019). "Mauritius Choriol ist Mönch und Sternekoch". katholisch.de (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ^ Trauer um Abt Mauritius Choriol
  5. ^ "Vom Spitzenkoch zum Abt: Mauritius Choriol ist Administrator in Tholey". ORDEN online (in German). 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. ^ Buchholz, Oliver (10 July 2025). "Tholeyer Abt Mauritius Choriol gestorben". Saarländischer Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. ^ Tholeyer Abt Mauritius Choriol gestorben