Franz Grave

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Franz Grave (born November 25, 1932 in Essen ) is auxiliary bishop emeritus in the diocese of Essen .

Life

Franz Grave received on 2 February 1959 in the Essen Cathedral , the sacrament of holy orders and was then chaplain in Duisburg -Beeck. In 1965 he became a religion teacher at the city's Gustav Stresemann secondary school in Duisburg. At the same time he worked as a subsidiary in the community of St. Maximilian in Duisburg-Ruhrort . On June 1, 1966, he was appointed Diocesan President of the German Kolping Family in the Diocese of Essen and was also President of the Kolping Family Essen-Zentral.

From November 16, 1970, Grave headed Department 4 in the Episcopal General Vicariate and was thus active in the pastoral office for the development of pastoral services - target group pastoral care. In 1973 Pope Paul VI awarded him . the title of chaplain to His Holiness . In 1978 Grave was appointed resident cathedral capitular . He began his service in 1979 as the diocesan president of the Catholic Workers' Movement (KAB). 1982 named him John Paul II. To the Pontifical honor prelates .

On March 31, 1988 Franz Grave was appointed titular bishop of Tingaria and auxiliary bishop in Essen by Pope John Paul II . His motto is Mundi salvator dominus (“Savior of the world is the Lord”). The diocesan bishop of Essen, Franz Hengsbach , who was created cardinal shortly thereafter, donated him his episcopal consecration on May 3rd of the same year in Essen Cathedral; Co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops Julius Angerhausen and Wolfgang Große .

After the death of Franz Cardinal Hengsbach on June 24, 1991, Grave took over the provisional management of the Episcopal Action Adveniat . Subsequently, on March 12, 1992, he was permanently assigned the role of chairman, which he held until 2008.

On January 1st, 1993, Grave was appointed Episcopal Vicar for universal church and social tasks by Bishop Hubert Luthe . From 1999 to 2008 he was a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. On June 21, 2001, Grave was awarded an honorary doctorate in the pastoral theology department of the Catholic University "Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz" in Tegucigalpa , Honduras .

After Bishop Hubert Luthe resigned from office , Grave was elected diocesan administrator by the Essen cathedral chapter on May 27, 2002 . He was entrusted with this task until the appointment of the third bishop of Essen, Felix Genn .

Franz Grave has been an honorary member of the Catholic student union AV Cheruscia zu Münster in the CV since 2001 .

He was a member of the board of trustees of the non-profit Fasel Foundation in Duisburg from 2001 to 2018, and has been its chairman since the end of 2009.

On June 27, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI. Graves submitted a resignation for reasons of age. The auxiliary bishop celebrated on October 4th, 2008, the feast day of his namesake Francis of Assisi , a thanksgiving mass with the participation of all the bishops of Essen. In the ceremony that followed, Bishop Felix Genn thanked him for his many years of service in the diocese. Since then, Grave has been active as a pastor in the Mülheim parish of St. Mary's Birth .

In 2010, Franz Grave received the Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his diverse work in the Ruhr area, in particular the joint social work of the denominations in mining and industry and his commitment to business closings such as Nokia / Bochum . On July 24, 2011 he led the central memorial service for the accident at the Love Parade in Duisburg .

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WAZ: Former Bishop Grave preaches on the meaning of Sunday during Holy Week in Mülheim , accessed on March 19, 2013
  2. ^ Dpa: Commemoration on the anniversary of the Love Parade disaster - nrw.de
  3. ^ Moving memorial service for Loveparade victims - Deutsche Welle, dpa, ddp

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personal data
SURNAME Grave, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Essen
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH eat