Helmut Krätzl

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Helmut Krätzl (2012)

Helmut Krätzl (born October 23, 1931 in Vienna ) is auxiliary bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Vienna .

Life

Helmut Krätzl on 29 June 1954 in Vienna by Cardinal Theodore Innitzer for priests ordained and was then chaplain in Baden near Vienna . In 1956 he became the ceremonial officer of Archbishop Franz König . In 1959 he was at the University of Vienna to the doctor of theology doctorate .

After an accident in Yugoslavia on a trip with Cardinal König, he was unable to walk for a long time. He studied in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University , where he received his doctorate in canon law in 1964 . During this time he worked as a stenographer for the minutes of the Second Vatican Council .

From 1964 to 1969 he was pastor in Laa an der Thaya . On September 1, 1969, he was appointed Ordinary Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Vienna.

On September 20, 1977 he was appointed by Pope Paul VI. appointed auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Vienna and titular bishop of Heraclea Pontica . On November 20, 1977, Krätzl and Florian Kuntner received the episcopal ordination by Cardinal Franz König in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna . Co -consecrators were Archbishop Franz Jachym from Vienna and Auxiliary Bishop Reinhard Lettmann from Münster . Krätzl's motto was: In the power of God . From 1981 to 1985 the new auxiliary bishop was Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Vienna.

After the resignation of Cardinal König, Krätzl was the diocesan administrator of the Archdiocese of Vienna until Archbishop Hans Hermann Groer took office on September 14, 1986 . In 1987, Groer appointed Krätzl episcopal vicar for adult education and training for priests. He also exercised this function under Cardinal Christoph Schönborn . Since 2004 Krätzl has been Episcopal Vicar for ecumenical issues. In the Austrian Bishops' Conference , the auxiliary bishop was responsible for school matters, adult education, the Catholic Biblical Works Austria and the seminary for church professions.

Krätzl is the author of the book "Im Sprung hemmt" published in 1998, in which he takes a critical look at the development of the Catholic Church after the Second Vatican Council .

On March 6, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI. his application for resignation submitted for reasons of age. On the same day Stephan Turnovszky was appointed auxiliary bishop in Vienna.

On the occasion of his diamond jubilee as a priest, Krätzl spoke out in June 2014 in favor of opening the Catholic Church to the topics of celibacy and intercommunion with Protestant Christians. The bishops should "make bold proposals" at Pope Francis ' invitation .

Awards

Works

  • The apostolic sufferings of St. Paul and its effects on the churches. Dissertation from the University of Vienna, 1959.
  • Questions from the time. Radio addresses and sermons on questions of faith and society. Herold, Vienna 1978.
  • Current status of the discussion about pastoral care for divorced people who have remarried. Pastoral Office of the Archdiocese, Vienna 1979.
  • Education is giving and receiving. Six sermons for teachers, parents and young people. Herold, Vienna 1985.
  • Alone with Jesus. Way of the Cross. Pastoral Office of the Archdiocese, Vienna 1988.
  • Basic theological understanding of the church today. Pastoral Office of the Archdiocese, Vienna 1990.
  • Being a Christian in Vienna. Pastoral Office of the Archdiocese, Vienna 1992.
  • You put your hand on me Thoughts on Confirmation. St. Gabriel, Mödling 1992, ISBN 3-85264-391-0 .
  • But God is different. About suffering, death and resurrection. Herder, Freiburg i. B. 1994, ISBN 3-451-23074-7 .
  • Inhibited in the jump. What I still lack after the council. St. Gabriel, Mödling 1998, ISBN 3-85264-567-0 .
  • Enthusiasm knows no bounds. Thoughts on Confirmation. St. Gabriel et al., Mödling et al. 2000, ISBN 3-8050-0502-4 .
  • New joy in the church. A committed commitment. Tyrolia, Innsbruck / Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7022-2412-2 .
  • Free time. The art of getting older. Tyrolia, Innsbruck / Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7022-2781-4 .
  • A church that has a future. 12 essays on seemingly unsolvable church problems. Styria, Vienna / Graz / Klagenfurt 2007. ISBN 978-3-222-13224-7 .
  • My life for a church that serves the people. Tyrolia, Innsbruck / Vienna 2011, ISBN 3-7022-3137-4 .
  • The Council - a leap forward. A contemporary witness takes stock. Tyrolia, Innsbruck / Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-7022-3199-6 .
  • Bread of life. My way with the Eucharist. Tyrolia, Innsbruck / Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-7022-3325-9 .
  • Can the Bible be wrong? The Bible project of God. Cardinal König Bibliothek vol. 5. Styria, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-222-13387-9 .
  • In conversation with the world. Faith and unbelief put to the test. Cardinal König Bibliothek vol. 6. Styria, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-222-13388-6 .
  • The Church in Today's World. "Aggiornamento" after 50 years. Styria, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-222-13389-3 .
  • My Church in the light of the Popes. From Pius XII to Francis. Tyrolia, 2016, ISBN 978-3-7022-3554-3

Web links

Commons : Helmut Krätzl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “That is under John XXIII. unique " on ORF October 7, 2012, accessed on October 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Krätzl: “Opening new doors - also those of celibacy” , page on religion.orf.at , accessed on June 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.6 MB)
  4. ↑ http://www.elijah.ro/aktion/p-georg-sporschill-mit-viktor-frank-ehrenpreis-ausgezeich/ (2012)
  5. ↑ THEOLOGICAL COURSES. Retrieved March 27, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Christoph Leitl awards the Julius Raab Medal of Honor to Hugo Portisch, Gustav Peichl and Helmut Krätzl . APA notification of January 26, 2012, accessed on March 19, 2015.
  7. ^ Auxiliary Bishop Krätzl awarded the Cardinal König Prize . Article dated November 20, 2015, accessed November 21, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Krätzl, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian, Catholic auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna