Alfred Kleinermeilert

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Auxiliary bishop em. Alfred Kleinermeilert (middle with miter and staff) on the occasion of his 40th bishop's jubilee in Trier Cathedral, 2008
Auxiliary Bishop Kleinermeilert in 1975 at a model building exhibition

Alfred Kleinermeilert (born March 31, 1928 in Müsch ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman and was auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Trier from 1968 to 2003 .

Life

After serving as an Air Force helper and the time in American captivity from 1944 to 1946, he graduated from high school in 1947. In 1947 and 1948 he studied theology and philosophy in Trier and lived in the local seminary . From 1948 to 1954 studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained a priest on October 10, 1953 .

From 1954 to 1957 he was chaplain in the Burbach parish of St. Eligius in Saarbrücken , then until 1959 religion teacher at the grammar school for boys in Merzig . From 1959 to 1963 he continued his theology studies in Trier and was awarded a Dr. theol. PhD . In 1963 he became director of the Bischöflichen Konviktes in Linz am Rhein . He held this office until his appointment as bishop.

Pope Paul VI appointed him on May 3, 1968 titular bishop of Pausulae and auxiliary bishop in Trier. On 11 June 1968 he received by Bishop Bernhard Stein of Trier, the episcopal ordination . Co- consecrators were the auxiliary bishop of Trier Carl Schmidt and the archbishop of Luxembourg , Jean Hengen .

In 1975 Kleinermeilert was appointed cathedral capitular , in 1998 he became cathedral dean. His duties included the Trier visitation district, which he headed as Episcopal Vicar . He was chairman of the diocese commission for ecumenical issues and a member of the ecumenical commission of the German Bishops' Conference . He was co-consecrator at the episcopal ordinations of Friedrich Wetter and Felix Genn .

On April 1, 2003, Pope John Paul II accepted the age-related resignation. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Kleinermeilert is the longest-serving bishop in Germany.

Coat of arms and motto

In the semicircular silver shield a black charcoal kiln (reference to the family name), from which a red fire flickers below and seven red flames above. On the one hand the reference to the family name, on the other hand the fire that drives everything and above all the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Behind the shield is the bishop's cross, above it the green galero with the six green tassels (fiocchi) hanging down.

Episcopal coat of arms

His motto is: DEI BENIGNITATE CONFISUS (“In trust in God's goodness”).

Honors

In July 2018 Kleinermeilert was made the only honorary citizen of his hometown Müsch to date.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Werner Dreschers: Jubilee: The oldest bishop celebrates as "Müscher Jong" in his home country. In: Rhein-Zeitung. Mittelrhein-Verlag GmbH, Koblenz, July 9, 2018, accessed on August 8, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Kleinermeilert, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Trier
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Müsch