David Neuhaus
David Mark Neuhaus SJ (born April 25, 1962 in Johannesburg , South Africa ) is an Israeli Jesuit . He was Patriarchal Vicar for the Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem from 2009 to 2017 .
Life
David Neuhaus, son of German Jews, was born in South Africa. At the age of 15 he moved to Israel; at the age of 26 he converted to the Roman Catholic faith. He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a doctorate in political science . In 1992 he joined the Jesuit order and made his profession on August 20, 1994 . After completing his theological and philosophical training and studying theology and Holy Scriptures at the Jesuit Center Sèvres in Paris and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome , he was ordained a priest on September 8, 2000. Since 2001 he has been teaching "Introduction to Judaism" and "Introduction to the Old Testament" at the University of Bethlehem, as well as biblical studies at the Latin Patriarchal Seminary in Bait Jala . He is also a research fellow at the Jewish Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He is currently working on a doctorate in religious studies at the Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut , Lebanon .
On March 15, 2009, David Neuhaus was appointed Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew-speaking Catholics by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal . In August 2017, he asked Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa to be released from this task.
Since July 2019 he has been the regional superior of the Jesuits in the Holy Land.
Fonts
- together with Ghassan Rubeiz and Kathy Bergen: Justice and the Intifada. Palestinians and Israelis Speak Out . Friendship Press, New York 1991, ISBN 0-377-00237-2 .
- Critical solidarity. Some reflections on the role of privileged Christians in the struggle of the dispossessed . Kulturverein AphorismA, Trier 1995, ISBN 3-86575-104-0 .
- together with Alain Marchadour: Land, Bible and History. "The country that I will show you ..." . Kulturverein AphorismA, Trier 2011, ISBN 978-3-86575-024-2 .
- Je vous écris de la Terre Sainte. Bayard Éditions, Montrouge 2017, ISBN 978-2-227-48923-3 .
Web links
- Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel (English)
- David Neuhaus: Dialogue in Jerusalem (English)
- Pope Benedict XVI, brother of Muslims and Jews , interview with Fr. David Neuhaus SJ at Zenit , May 8, 2009
- The Church of the Holy Sepulcher - Father David Neuhaus on YouTube (English)
- “Justice and peace kiss”: Christians between Israel and Palestine , article by Fr. David Neuhaus SJ in Voices of Time , September 2019, accessed on September 6, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fr. David Neuhaus SJ ( Memento from January 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Order of Knights from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem , accessed on August 12, 2012 (English).
- ↑ Interview with Father David Neuhaus during Migrant Week , Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem , January 13, 2012.
- ↑ Father David ends his service as Vicar , accessed August 31, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neuhaus, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neuhaus SJ, David; Neuhaus SJ, David M .; Neuhaus SJ, David Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli Jesuit and Patriarchal Vicar for the Hebrew-speaking Catholics in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johannesburg , South Africa |