Axel Mehlmann
Axel Mehlmann (born May 25, 1946 in Heidelberg ) is a German Catholic clergyman and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .
Life
Axel Mehlmann studied theology in Tübingen and Freiburg and was ordained a priest in 1971 by Hermann Schäufele . From 1977 to 1981 he was a research assistant at the dogmatic seminar of the theological faculty of the University of Freiburg , then until 1989 student pastor of the Catholic university community in Freiburg. In 1991 he received his doctorate in theology in Freiburg . From 1991 to 1997 he was pastor of the parish of St. Dionysius in Bammental , then regional dean of the Rhine-Neckar region and pastor of the parish of St. Peter in Ilvesheim . In 2003 Mehlmann was appointed a full professor in Freiburg and a member of the Freiburg Cathedral Chapter . Pope Benedict XVI made Axel Mehlmann a papal honorary chaplain in 2011.
Since February 1, 2015, Axel Mehlmann has succeeded Fridolin Keck as Vicar General in the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
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| SURNAME | Mehlmann, Axel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Freiburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg |