Wolfgang Haas

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Archbishop Haas

Wolfgang Haas (born August 7, 1948 in Vaduz ) is a Liechtenstein theologian and since 1997 the first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Vaduz .

Life

After graduating from high school, Wolfgang Haas studied philosophy at the Collegium Marianum in Liechtenstein and theology at the University of Freiburg im Uechtland . On April 7, 1974, he received the sacrament of ordination in Chur . Parallel to the assistant at the Chair of Dogmatic Theology Faculty of the University of Freiburg in 1974 he graduated from another Licentiate in Theology and 1975-1978 at the Pontifical Gregorian University , a study of canon law . He was chancellor of the diocese of Chur and official of the diocesan court.

Diocese of Chur

At the express request of Chur Bishop Johannes Vonderach , Haas was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Chur on March 25, 1988 by Pope John Paul II ; the automatic right of succession for Wolfgang Haas, which was granted to the Chur cathedral chapter in accordance with ecclesiastical privilege , was circumvented - albeit in a canonically impeccable manner - to elect a bishop .

The episcopal ordination took place on May 22, 1988 Diocesan Bishop Johannes Vonderach and the bishops Otmar Mäder ( St. Gallen ) and Henri Schwery ( customs ) as co-consecrators instead. His motto is Maria duce obviam Christo .

Wolfgang Haas was Bishop of Chur from May 22, 1990 to December 2, 1997 .

Due to his conservative understanding of the Roman Catholic doctrine and some controversial personnel decisions among church critics, the internal church protests continued and could not be settled even after the appointment of several auxiliary bishops , for example by Peter Henrici for the canton of Zurich . Wolfgang Haas hit the headlines and became Switzerland's most famous bishop.

On May 31, 1993 he was co-consecrator of the Auxiliary Bishops Paul Vollmar SM and Peter Henrici SJ of Chur .

After his elevation to Archbishop of Vaduz, he was Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Chur from December 2, 1997 to August 23, 1998 .

Archdiocese of Vaduz

Coat of arms of Wolfgang Haas as Archbishop of Vaduz.

After enduring within the Church protests against the official leadership of Wolfgang Haas in the diocese of Chur, he was appointed by the Pope on 2 December 1997 as archbishop of the newly created Archdiocese of Vaduz and in order to Cathedral raised St. Parish Florin be of Vaduz on 21 December 1997 Office established. There was also resistance in the new archbishopric against his uprising, but this remained ineffective.

In addition to the pontifical offices, an important act in the course of the year was the celebration of mass on the national holiday on August 15 on the Schlosswiese with the respective homily (sermon).

In June 2011, Haas announced that he would no longer celebrate mass at the state ceremony on the national holiday in the future. The connection is a "false or dishonest sign to the public". The response from the government located the reason of the archbishop in the attitude of the state towards homosexuality and in the initiative "Help instead of punishment" to liberalize the abortion law.

In the course of the introduction of a partnership institute in Liechtenstein, Haas described practiced homosexuality as objectively a grave sin, the legal recognition of which would represent a scandal.

honors and awards

literature

  • Moritz Amherd (ed.): Wolfgang Haas: Bishop without a people - people without a bishop. Documentation and critical commentary on the events surrounding the Haas case. NZN-Buchverlag, Zurich 1991; ISBN 3-85827-092-X .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hoe bisschop Haas naar Liechtenstein vertrok - Article by Trouw.nl (Dutch)
  2. ^ Roman decree on the election of bishops in the Diocese of Chur - Electionis Episcopi Curiensis Decretum "Etsi salva" of July 28, 1948; CIC can. 377
  3. ↑ CIC can. 403-411
  4. ^ Church Today, January 17-13 , 2015
  5. ^ For example, sermon on the national holiday 2009 ( Memento from March 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ National holiday without field fair ; Liechtenstein Fatherland , June 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Liechtenstein speaks out in favor of gay marriage: A clear signal for an open and liberal society ; Neue Zürcher Zeitung, June 19, 2011
predecessor Office successor
Johannes Vonderach Bishop of Chur
1990–1997 		Amédée grave OSB
New construction Archbishop of Vaduz
since 1997 		 
personal data
SURNAME Haas, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Liechtenstein clergyman, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vaduz
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Vaduz