Gerd Dicke (Bishop)

Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke (born March 28, 1928 in Erfurt ) is auxiliary bishop emeritus in the diocese of Aachen .

Life

After graduating from Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Erfurt in 1946, Gerd Dicke studied Catholic theology and philosophy in Fulda , Munich and Aachen . On 25 July 1952 he received the Aachen Cathedral , the priesthood by Bishop John Joseph van der Velden . From 1952 to 1954 he was chaplain at St. Notburga in Viersen , from 1954 to 1957 religious teacher at the St. Angela School in Düren and from 1957 to 1970 at the Arndt Gymnasium in Krefeld , most recently as a senior teacher. At the same time he worked as a subsidiar to St. Thomas More in Krefeld. In July 1959, his was carried Promotion to Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Cologne .

On February 16, 1970, Pope Paul VI appointed him . auxiliary bishop in Aachen and titular bishop of Iria Flavia . He received his episcopal ordination on April 11, 1970 in Aachen Cathedral by Bishop Johannes Pohlschneider ; Co- consecrators were the Aachen auxiliary bishop Joseph Ludwig Buchkremer and the emeritus bishop of Helsinki , Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben . In 1973 he became cathedral capitular , on June 1, 1977 first chairman of the Diocesan Charity Association and on October 1, 1989 Episcopal Vicar for Caritas. In the German Bishops' Conference he was a member of the commissions for education and school as well as for universal church tasks, in whose sub-commission for missionary issues he was chairman from 1980 to 1992. After the death of Bishop Klaus Hemmerle , he headed the diocese of Aachen as diocesan administrator from January 23, 1994 to February 10, 1995. On November 21, 2003 he was retired as auxiliary bishop.

Coat of arms and motto

Coat of arms of the auxiliary bishop Gerd Dicke

The heraldic shield contains a black cross on a gold background - the diocese coat of arms of Aachen -, in the middle shield a black cross on a silver background, accompanied by a golden lecture cross and above the green pontifical hat ( Galero ) with six green tassels ( fiocchi ) each as heraldic bishop's insignia.

His motto is Domino servientes spe gaudentes (“In the service of the Lord, glad in hope”) ( Rom 12: 11-12  EU ).

Web links

• Entry about Gerd Dicke on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 12, 2017.
• Gerd Dicke on the official website of the diocese