Erich Vellmer

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Erich Vellmer (born January 24, 1910 in Hoheneiche ; † November 19, 1990 in Kassel ) was a German theologian .

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Vellmer studied Protestant theology in Göttingen and Marburg and from 1936 was pastor in Solz (Bebra) and Kassel. During the Second World War he was a pastor on the Eastern Front. He belonged to the Confessing Church . Since 1957 as the prelate's deputy bishop, he was elected regional bishop of the Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck in 1963 . He held this office until 1978.

Vellmer was married and had two daughters.

Honors

  • 1973: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1978: Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany

Publications

  • In memory of Rudolf Bultmann , with contributions by Rudolf Zingel, Erich Vellmer, Karl Rahner , Erich Dinkler and Hans Jonas ; Otto Kaiser (Ed.) Kaiser, 1977
  • Freedom from Constraints , Sermons, 1968

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 139, July 28, 1973.
  2. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 30, No. 194, October 13, 1978.
personal data
SURNAME Vellmer, Erich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH High oak
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1990
Place of death kassel