Georg Kestel
Georg Kestel (born November 22, 1955 in Brauersdorf in the Franconian Forest ) is vicar general in the Archdiocese of Bamberg .
Live and act
Georg Kestel attended the Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium and the Archbishop's College for Boys Ottonianum in Bamberg . After graduating from high school in Bamberg and studying Catholic theology at the University of Bamberg , Kestel received the sacrament of ordination by Archbishop Elmar Maria Kredel in Bamberg Cathedral on June 25, 1983 . He was then from 1983 to 1986 chaplain in Bad Windsheim and then until 1987 chaplain in Staffelstein . At his request, an exemption for military chaplaincy was granted on September 16, 1987. Among other things, he was the local pastor in Neuburg an der Donau and in Hammelburg . In 1997 Kestel became head of department in the military bishopric and military dean . On April 1, 2006, Archbishop Ludwig Schick appointed him Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
Publications
- I don't believe anything, I am not missing anything! (= Letters to soldiers, 242). Published by the Catholic Military Bishop's Office , Bonn 1994.
- Men on the move? The masks of men, the myth of male power ?, www.emanzipation.de (= on the subject). Published by the Catholic Military Bishop's Office, Bonn 1998.
- Conscience, that certain something in us: die, Tamagotchi, the hidden center, WWJD ?, Cain, Abel and no end? (= On the topic). Published by the Catholic Military Bishop's Office, Bonn 1998.
- With Irmgard Mingers: Millennium between fear of the future and optimism: UFO and Co. KG, clairvoyant in the dark, apocalypse now? (= On the topic). Published by the Catholic Military Bishop's Office, Bonn 1998.
- ... as if it were a piece of me - comradeship: holes in the heart? ; strange and very close; two years later; Bull or bear? (= On the topic). Published by the Catholic Military Bishop's Office, Bonn 2002.
- Josef - the new man. In: Heinrichsblatt No. 51/52, Bamberg December 22, 2013.
Awards
- Pope John Paul II awarded him the title of Chaplain to His Holiness (Monsignor) in 1998 .
- Pope Benedict XVI awarded him the title of Papal Honorary Prelate in 2013
Web links
- Georg Kestel on the website of the German National Library
- Msgr. Georg Kestel on the website of the Archdiocese of Bamberg
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kestel, Georg |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brauersdorf |