Bernd Potthast

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Bernd Potthast (born December 16, 1922 ; † July 23, 2008 in Cologne - Rodenkirchen ) was a German business lawyer and local politician .

Life

Bernd Potthast was one of four children from the marriage of Bruno Potthast and Hilde geb. Weimann. He was a soldier in World War II and was seriously wounded. In 1945 he began studying law at the University of Marburg , where he also the doctor of law doctorate was.

He passed his assessor exam in 1952 and took over his father's business law firm in Cologne.

Potthast was also Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cologne from 1971 to 2003 . He was the deputy chairman of the board of the Diocesan Caritas Association for the Archdiocese of Cologne eV He was a member of the diocesan church tax council from 1971 to 1995. He represented the Archdiocese of Cologne on the board of the diocesan aid organization Misereor and was a member of the administrative board, most recently as chairman. He was the founder of the Brazilian Aid Bishop Pünder and was involved in the development of the Coroatá diocese for almost thirty years . He was also represented in several non-profit foundations as an administrative and supervisory board. From 1967 to 2003 he was Vice President of the German Association of the Holy Land ; he was the initiator of the construction of the pilgrim house in Tabgha on the Sea of ​​Galilee .

Gravesite of the Potthast family

Potthast was after the incorporation from 1976 to 1990 district representative in Cologne-Rodenkirchen (city district) , since 1976 also district mayor , and from 1984 to 1989 additionally in the council of the city of Cologne.

In 1966 he was made Knight of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Eugène Cardinal Tisserant and invested in the Augsburg Cathedral of the Visitation by Lorenz Cardinal Jaeger , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy, on December 3, 1966 ; last in the rank of Commander with a star.

Potthast was married to Adelgunde geb. Cremer (1924-2010); the marriage resulted in five children.

He was buried in the family grave in Cologne's southern cemetery (hall 22).

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dr. Bernd Potthast in memory. ( Memento from October 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) German Association of the Holy Land , accessed on October 23, 2014
  2. ↑ a b c d Dr. Bernd Potthast 25 years Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cologne , Press Office of the Archdiocese of Cologne 1996, p. 56 ff.
  3. ↑ We remember our benefactor Dr. Bernd Potthast , 2008
personal data
SURNAME Potthast, Bernd
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German business lawyer and local politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1922
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 2008
Place of death Cologne - Rodenkirchen