Günter Assenmacher

Günter Assenmacher (2009)

Günter Assenmacher (born March 3, 1952 in Sieglar ) is a German Roman Catholic priest , canon lawyer , cathedral capitular in Cologne and official of the (arch) dioceses of Cologne and Limburg .

Life

After studying Catholic theology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn , at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and at the seminary in Cologne, Günter Assenmacher received the sacrament of ordination on June 24, 1977 in Cologne from Archbishop Joseph Cardinal Höffner . He was then to 1980 Kaplan in Kaarst and then studied until 1984 at the Pontifical University Gregoriana in Rome church law / Canon Law , where he in 1985 with a doctorate to the Dr. iur. can. completed.

Since December 1, 1984 he has been a member of the official office , from 1985 to 1993 he was cathedral vicar and cathedral ceremonial in Cologne. Since 1986 he has also been director of the St. Ansgarius plant in Cologne . From 1990 to 1994 he was head of the staff department canon law in the Vicariate General in Cologne . On January 31, 1992 he was appointed Monsignor by Pope John Paul II and on March 31, 1995 he was made an Honorary Papal Prelate . From 1993 to 2016 Assenmacher was a lecturer at the Cologne seminary and from 1993 to 2004 he was also the chaplain of the Cellitinnen in Heisterbach . 1 January 1995 appointed him Cardinal Joachim Meisner to Offizial in the archdiocese of Cologne. From 1996 to 1999 he was also visiting professor at the Gregoriana in Rome. Since March 21, 2004 he has been a resident canon of the Cologne cathedral chapter , which appointed him cathedral preacher in November 2005 . From 2006 to 2011 Assenmacher was a member of the “Working Group on Church Law” of the German Bishops' Conference .

The Bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst , appointed Günter Assenmacher as official of the Diocese of Limburg on October 1, 2010 ; This appointment was extended by five years on November 9, 2013 because of the vacancy in Limburg by the Bishops' Congregation and confirmed by Bishop Georg Bätzing until November 9, 2021. In September 2013 Günter Assenmacher was appointed Dome of Honor at the High Cathedral in Limburg.

In addition, at the request of Felix Genn , then Bishop of Essen, following a corresponding decision by the Apostolic Signature , the tasks of the Episcopal Office of Essen were performed by the Archbishop's Office of Cologne since May 1, 2009. The authorization to do so ( prorogatio competentiae ) was initially for a period of five years and was extended for a further ten years on May 1, 2014, withdrawn on October 11, 2019 after a corresponding decision by Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck and transferred to the Episcopal Office of Münster . Günter Assenmacher was therefore also official for the area of ​​the diocese of Essen from May 1, 2009 to October 10, 2019 .

Archbishop Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki confirmed Assenmacher in his role as official at his inauguration on September 20, 2014.

See also

• List of Cologne officials
• List of Cologne Canons
• List of Cologne Cathedral Preachers

Web links

• Literature by and about Günter Assenmacher in the catalog of the German National Library
• No turning back behind the council - discussion
• Cologne official Assenmacher on work at the church court

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cologne canon lawyer should lead court in Limburg Cologne canon lawyer should lead court in Limburg ( Memento from September 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Prelate Dr. Günter Assenmacher receives honorary title Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Essen Official Office [1]