Georg Wilfinger

Georg Wilfinger OSB (born October 6, 1949 in Immendorf , Hollabrunn district ) is an Austrian Benedictine and since 2001 the 67th abbot of Melk Abbey .

Live and act

Since he grew up in a parish supervised by Melk Abbey, he came into contact with the Benedictines of the abbey at an early age. After graduation at Hollabrunn in 1969 Wilfinger was a novice in Melk dressed . From 1970 he studied theology at the University of Salzburg . In 1973 he made his solemn profession , in 1975 he was ordained a priest by Alois Stöger . From 1983 to 2000 he was Konviktdirektor and taught rk religion at the Melker Stiftsgymnasium . Since 1985 he has also been pastor of the Großriedenthal parish incorporated into the monastery .

Dept

In March 2001, it ordered Abbot Burkhard Ellegast to Prior . After he had resigned from office due to age, Wilfinger was elected as his successor by the Convention on October 12th . On November 7th, one day after Ellegast's 70th birthday (which is usually the age limit), he also took over the management of the monastery as the 67th abbot of Melk. On December 2, 2001, the abbot's benediction followed by the Viennese archbishop Franz Cardinal König , who was a former student of the Melk Abbey High School. Wilfried Kowarik succeeded him as prior . On October 28, 2013 Georg Wilfinger was re-elected by the convent chapter as abbot of the Melk Benedictine Abbey for twelve years. Georg Wilfinger is a board member of the Austrian Conference of Superior and Congregational Economist of the Benedictine Congregation .

His motto as abbot is “ In gaudio servire ” ( To serve in joy ). His abbot's coat of arms shows a sunflower in the left coat of arms field, according to his own statement his favorite flower and a symbol for Jesus Christ , and on the right a vine, symbolic of his parish activities in the wine-growing town of Großriedenthal. A social project for the benefit of Romanian street children in Saniob , of which Melk Abbey is the patron, has been a particular concern of his since taking office .

Awards

• Golden Commander's Cross of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria

Individual evidence

1. ^ Melk Abbey: Abbot Georg Wilfinger re-elected. Reported to ORF.at, October 28, 2013.
2. ↑ Organs of the Superior Conference ( Memento of the original dated December 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 25, 2011  
3. ↑ The Melk Abbey - one of the most beautiful spots in the world ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2009 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. Retrieved April 25, 2011 from the cercle diplomatique  

Web links

• Entry to Georg Wilfinger on medals online
• Generational replacement in Melk Abbey , benediktiner.at, November 13, 2001
• Convent of Melk Abbey (2007)

predecessor	Office	successor
Burkhard Ellegast	Abbot of Melk Abbey since 2001	-