Heinz Lederleitner

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Heinz Georg Lederleitner (born April 13, 1958 in Vienna ) is the seventh bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Austria . His episcopal ordination took place on February 13, 2016 in Vienna.

Life

Heinz Lederleitner studied Catholic theology at the University of Vienna and in Rome from 1976 to 1983 . The sacrament of ordination was given to him by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI. From 1983 to 2002, Heinz Lederleitner served as a priest in various parishes and institutions of the Roman Catholic Church , mainly in the Lower Austrian Weinviertel .

In 1995 Lederleitner started a doctoral project in which he dealt with the work of Georg Baudler . The doctorate was assessed by Johann Reikerstorfer and Wolfgang Treitler . In 1999 he completed his studies in Vienna with a doctorate in Catholic theology.

On July 13, 2003 Lederleitner converted to the Old Catholic Church , in which he “recognized an authentic Catholic path - Catholic in the sense of all-encompassing and excluding none.” From 2004, he worked as a pastor ( vicar ) in several parishes in Vienna, Carinthia and East Tyrol .

The International Anglican Old Catholic Coordinating Council (AOCICC) is a joint institution of the Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht and the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury . Lederleitner has been delegated to the international committee since 2013. In August 2014 he became pastor of the Krems-St. Pölten . The pastoral care room comprised the Bürgerspitalkirche in St. Pölten, the Willibrord Chapel in Krems and the places of worship in Amstetten , Purkersdorf and Waidhofen an der Thaya .

At the same time he headed the department for religious education in the Old Catholic diocese in Austria. Until 2015 he was a member of the Synodal Council and the College of Examiners as well as chairman of the clergymen's conference.

Old Catholic bishop

Heinz Lederleitner was elected bishop at the Synod of the Old Catholic Church in Austria on October 24, 2015. He succeeded John Okoro , who retired at the end of 2015 .

Lederleitner was ordained bishop in Vienna on February 13, 2016. The consecration service was held by the Archbishop of Utrecht Joris Vercammen as main consecrator and former Bishop John Okoro and the Czech Bishop Dušan Hejbal as co- consecrators . The Old Catholic Eucharist took place in the Lutheran City Church in Vienna , with three Roman Catholic auxiliary bishops, the Protestant bishop and representatives of Orthodoxy present as ecumenical guests.

Heinz Lederleitner sees one of the goals of his episcopate as providing increased support for Old Catholics living in the diaspora. As bishop he represents the Austrian Church in the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference .

Lederleitner is a member of the Evangelical Michael Brotherhood. Lederleitner has been married to Marina Wießpeiner since 2004. In the Old Catholic Churches, celibacy is not compulsory for the clergy , so married theologians are also called to priests and bishops.

Bishop Lederleitner's motto is: Christ - Light of the World .

Fonts

  • Unlock redemption. Perceptions of the nonviolent power of God according to Georg Baudler. Lit, Münster, Hamburg, London 2000 ( ISBN 3-8258-4969-4 ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinz Lederleitner, the new Old Catholic bishop. (No longer available online.) Roman Catholic. Archdiocese of Vienna, November 2, 2015, archived from the original on January 21, 2016 ; accessed on January 20, 2016 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / erzdioezese-wien.at
  2. ↑ a b c Altkatholische Kirchengemeinde Linz (Ed.): Unserere Gemeinde, Nr. 86, Presentation of the bishop's candidates . Self-published, Linz 2015, p. 6 .
  3. ↑ Self-portrait when applying for the office of bishop . 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Bishop consecration in Austria. Union of Old Catholic Churches in Utrecht, February 13, 2016, accessed April 4, 2016 .
  5. ^ Heinz Lederleitner, the new Old Catholic bishop. ORF Österreichischer Rundfunk , October 24, 2015, accessed on January 20, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Convent Austria of the Evangelical Michael Brotherhood . 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
predecessor Office successor
John Okoro Austrian Old Catholic Bishop
since 2016
personal data
SURNAME Lederleitner, Heinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lederleitner, Heinz Georg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian bishop
DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna