Herbert Leuninger
Herbert Leuninger (born September 8, 1932 in Cologne - Ossendorf ; † July 28, 2020 in Limburg an der Lahn ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman and human rights activist .
Life
Herbert Leuninger was the middle of three children from Alois and Elisabeth Leuninger from Mengerskirchen in the Westerwald ; his brother Ernst Leuninger was also a Catholic priest and theologian. His uncle Franz Leuninger was a Christian trade unionist and resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, who was hanged on March 1, 1945 in Berlin-Plötzensee prison .
Leuninger studied after graduating from the school Weilburg philosophy and theology and received on 8 December 1958 at the cathedral of Limburg , the ordination . After his pastoral internship in Frankfurt-Nied , he worked from 1959 to 1970 as a chaplain in Oberlahnstein , at the Antoniuskirche in Frankfurt am Main and as a pastor in Kriftel . In 1970 he became a youth pastor in the Main-Taunus district. From 1972 to 1992 Leuninger was migration advisor to the Bishop of Limburg. He was a European advisor and board member of the European Refugee Council based in London .
In 1986 in Frankfurt am Main, together with Jürgen Micksch and others, he was one of the co-founders of the human rights organization for refugees Pro Asyl , whose spokesman he was until 1994 and European speaker from 1994 to 1998.
Leuninger has published numerous publications, in particular on church and theology , integration , xenophobia , multicultural society, and asylum law in Germany and Europe.
honors and awards
- 1991: Wilhelm Leuschner Medal from the State of Hesse
- 1998: Walter and Marianne Dirks Prize ; together with his brother Ernst Leuninger
Web links
- Literature by and about Herbert Leuninger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Herbert Leuninger in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Herbert Leuninger 2007 (YouTube; 14:02 min)
- Herbert Leuninger: Farewell to Jürgen Micksch (YouTube; 17:57 min)
Individual evidence
- ^ Family Leuninger. In: leuninger-herbert.de. June 11, 2018, accessed June 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c Herbert Leuninger. In: leuninger-herbert.de. June 11, 2018, accessed June 11, 2018 .
- ↑ Herbert Leuninger. Archive biography 2008. In: leuninger-herbert.de. June 11, 2018, accessed June 11, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leuninger, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Roman Catholic clergyman and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne-Ossendorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 2020 |
| Place of death | Limburg on the Lahn |