Franz Fahrner

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Franz Leander Fahrner (born August 5, 1956 in Wiener Neustadt ) was military vicar general of the Austrian military ordinariate from 2004 to 2012 .

MilGenVik Dr. Franz Fahrner

Life

After graduating from high school in 1974, Fahrner studied Catholic theology at the University of Vienna . He received in 1980 by Cardinal Franz König , the ordination . He then worked for two years as a chaplain at the St. Othmarkirche in Mödling . He then became cathedral vicar to St. Stephen (1982-89). He was also VAss at the Institute for Apologetics and Fundamental Theology at the University of Vienna . During this time he also obtained a doctorate in theology after completing his master's degree. From 1987, Fahrner was a military pastor at the Vienna Military Command and at the same time was appointed the first church rector of the military parish church of St. Johannes Nepomuk in Vienna. The renovation of the church building goes back to his initiative. In the meantime he was a military pastor at the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt for a year .

Military Bishop Christian Werner appointed him as successor to Rudolf Schütz on September 1, 2004 as military vicar general (official title / function) of the Austrian military ordinariate. Three days later he was appointed military vicar general (rank) under Defense Minister Günther Platter . Fahrner was previously Episcopal Vicar for Militia and Pastoral Affairs. As a delegate of the Holy See he was active at the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in Vienna. In September 2011, Pope Benedict XVI made military vicar general Franz Leander Fahrner a prelate. At the end of October 2012, Bishop Werner removed him from the position of military vicar general (function), which he justified with "loss of confidence". Fahrner continues to work in the Austrian Armed Forces as a researcher and chief teaching officer at the Institute for Military Ethical Studies (at the Protestant Military Superintendent) and legally holds the rank of military vicar general.

Franz Fahrner's prelate coat of arms

coat of arms

The blue and gold background of the prelate coat of arms of Prelate Franz Fahrner refers to his homeland in Lower Austria. The cross of the Teutonic Order can be seen in the right-hand coat of arms, and the Wolfgang Church in Kirchberg am Wechsel in the other. The purple cords indicate the prelate status. The coat of arms in Greek and Latin means: "Resist with God - never go back".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New Vicar General. Diocese, accessed January 21, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Stefan Koutnik, Peter Urban, Hans Hauner, Harald GM Minich, Norbert Lick: 50 Years of the Vienna Military Command - a journey through time . Ed .: Association of Friends of the Vienna Military Command. Vienna 2013, p. cf. p. 113 and 132 .
  3. ↑ APA : Dr. Franz Fahrner is the new military vicar general , September 2, 2004
  4. ↑ Pope Benedict XVI: decree of appointment to the papal honorary prelate . Ed .: Vatican. Rome September 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ Der Standard : Military Bishop Removes Vicar General , October 31, 2012
  6. ^ Franz Fahrner: German: The coat of arms of Prelate Fahrner has a blue and gold background, which represents the homeland of Lower Austria. On these you can see the cross of the Teutonic Order and the Wolfgang Church in Kirchberg am Wechsel. The emblem, partly Greek, partly Latin, means "to resist with God - never go back". The corelas are purple and indicate the prelate status. January 1, 2018, accessed January 22, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Fahrner, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fahrner, Franz Leander (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian clergyman, military vicar general
DATE OF BIRTH 5th August 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiener Neustadt