Gottfried Dossing

Gottfried Dossing (born August 7, 1906 in Lindern ; † September 24, 1997 in Aachen ) was a German Roman Catholic prelate and chief executive officer of Misereor (1959–1976).

Life

After graduating from the Couvengymnasium in Aachen, Gottfried Dossing studied theology and philosophy at the Aachen seminary and was ordained as a priest by the Aachen diocese in 1934 . He was a group leader in the " Bund New Germany ", a part of the Catholic youth movement that was banned by the National Socialists in 1939 . From 1939 to 1959 he worked for the Pontifical Work for the Propagation of the Faith ( missio ), most recently as its general secretary.

After the foundation of the Episcopal Relief Organization Misereor by Josef Cardinal Frings with the support of Alfons Erb von Pax Christi in 1958, Dossing first became head of "Aktion Misereor" , and from 1959 the first general manager of Misereor. In 1976 he retired, but was still a member of the Advisory Board at Misereor.

Gottfried Dossing was involved in numerous social projects and the Christians in the Holy Land . He was a member of the German Association of the Holy Land . In 1976 he was from Cardinal Grand Master Maximilien Cardinal de Furstenberg for Knight of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem appointed and on May 8, 1976 Cathedral of Trier by Franz Hengsbach , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy , invested . Most recently he was a commander (officer) of the Papal Lay Order.

He has received several awards for his work.

Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1966)

Knight of the Holy Sepulcher (1976); Increase in rank to Commander (Officer)

Appointment as honorary canon in Aachen (1984)

Honorary Citizen of Bethlehem

Honorary doctorate from Sogang University in Seoul

Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1972)

Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1976)

Namesake of the Gottfried-Dossing-Platz in Aachen (2006)

together with Joseph Peters: Guide to Missionary Orders , Naumann Göttingen 1948
The Catholic Missions , Priest Mission Union 1957

Leo Schwarz: Misereor, Sign of Hope: Contributions to church development work; Gottfried Dossing on his 70th birthday. , Kösel Verlag 1976, ISBN 3-466-42016-4

personal data
SURNAME	Dossing, Gottfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Roman Catholic prelate and chief executive officer of Misereor
DATE OF BIRTH	August 7, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Alleviate
DATE OF DEATH	September 24, 1997
Place of death	Aachen