Anton Geyer
Anton Geyer (born November 3, 1918 in Englbolding near Passau-St. Korona, † May 7, 1993 in Passau ) was a Roman Catholic priest .
Life
After his military service, Geyer was ordained a priest in 1948 . He then worked as a cooperator in Tittling (1948), Passau- St. Anton (1949) and Passau- St. Bartholomäus ( Ilzstadt ) (1951).
On April 1, 1955, he became secretary to Bishop Simon Konrad Landersdorfer and vicar at St. Stephen's Cathedral . On October 28, 1968, he was appointed vicar general and cathedral capitular of the Diocese of Passau by Bishop Antonius Hofmann as successor to Johannes Dachsberger . From 1968 he was also chairman of the Diocesan Caritas Association . On May 1st, 1982 he took over the office of dean of the cathedral and in 1984 he was the cathedral provost of the Passau cathedral chapter until his retirement in 1989.
honors and awards
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Papal Honorary Prelate (1967)
- Apostolic Protonotary (1990)
- Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1992)
literature
- Erwin Gatz (ed.), With the collaboration of Franz Xaver Bischof a. a .: The bishops of the German-speaking countries 1945 to 2001. A biographical lexicon. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-428-10684-9 , pp. 452f.
- Wolfgang Duschl: Vicar General Geyer is retiring. Passauer Neue Presse of December 31, 1989, p. 30.
- Krumbachner Josef: Today it is called "resistance": A memory of Anton Geyer. Passauer Bistumsblatt 1993, No. 21, p. 8.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geyer, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German prelate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Englbolding |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1993 |
| Place of death | Passau |