Gereon dude

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Gereon Alter (* 1967 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a German Roman Catholic priest and pastor .

After graduating from high school , he studied Catholic theology , first at the universities in Bochum and Innsbruck , then for five years in Rome .

In Rome he lived in the " Germanicum ", a Jesuit college , and studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University . In 1993, Alter was ordained a priest and has been working in the diocese of Essen , his home diocese , ever since . He worked in Gladbeck , then in Münster and then in Essen . Since autumn 2011 he has been a pastor in the large parish of St. Josef in the Ruhr Peninsula in Essen. The parish currently has six churches . They are in the districts of Burgaltendorf , Byfang , Dilldorf , Heisingen and Überruhr .

Gereon Alter became known nationwide as a spokesperson for the ARD series Das Wort zum Sonntag . He has been part of the speaking team since the beginning of 2010 and can be seen on the program at regular intervals.

On May 5, 2016, he led a television service in the Church of St. Suitbert in Essen-Überruhr, which belongs to his parish.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pastor Gereon Alter. In: rundfunk.evangelisch.de. 2015, accessed October 12, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Gereon Alter (Catholic). In: daserste.de. 2015, accessed October 12, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Michael Heiße: St. Suitbert - A church becomes a television star. In: waz.de. May 1, 2016, accessed October 12, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Thomas Rünker: ARD broadcasts the service on the Ascension of Christ from Essen. In: bistum-essen.de. April 28, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Catholic service from Essen on May 5th, 2016. In: kathisch.de. Retrieved October 12, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Dude, Gereon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic priest
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Gelsenkirchen