Joachim Angerer
Joachim Fridolin Angerer OPraem (* 8. February 1934 in Rottenbuch , Bayern , † 24. November 2019 in Baden , Lower Austria) was abbot of Lower Austria Premonstratensian - Canons Geras and musicologist .
Life
Angerer grew up in Bavaria. His father was Bavarian, his mother Austrian. In 1954 he joined the Scheyern Benedictine Abbey . After his temporary profession he studied philosophy in Salzburg from 1955 to 1957 as well as organ and music director at the Mozarteum .
From 1957 to 1961 he studied at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome Theology , 1960, he became a priest ordained. After studying theology, he studied classical philology (Latin, Greek, history) in Würzburg until 1963 . In 1963 he moved to Austria, where he worked as a pastor in Eibenstein an der Thaya . In 1965 he was in Rome for the doctor of theology doctorate and received a research grant for the " Corpus Consuetudinum Monasticarum ".
In 1969 Angerer joined the Premonstratensian Order and was u. a. active as “provisional” and “woodruff” in the Geras Abbey . In 1972 he received his doctorate again - this time a doctor of philosophy. From 1974 he taught at the University of Vienna , where he completed his habilitation in 1977 . One focus of his publications are writings on the Melk monastery reform .
After having been prior from 1979 to 1985 , Angerer was elected 56th abbot of the Geras Abbey on January 15, 1986 , where he took care of the overall renovation and revitalization of the abbey until 1994. He was also responsible for the renovation of the Pernegg Abbey and its expansion into a fasting and seminar center. Subsequently he was responsible for the founding of new monasteries in Fritzlar in Germany and Itinga in Brazil .
In 2003, Angerer was accused of having led the Geras Abbey into over-indebtedness through extensive renovations. As of August 31, 2003, liabilities were EUR 10.1 million. The Holy See therefore appointed Archabbot Edmund Wagenhofer from the Archabbey of St. Peter and Prelate Kroisleitner from the Vorau Abbey as visitators to check what was going on.
When the sexual abuse of 20 boys between 1968 and 2001 by a member of the monastery was published at the beginning of 2004 , Angerer pleaded, among other things, for celibacy to be abandoned as the normal case and confessed, with the transfer of the priest and the regulation of psychotherapy Acting wrongly after the problems became known. In addition, he criticized Bishop Kurt Krenn and his leadership of the diocese of St. Pölten . In a radio interview on February 7, 2004, he described the career makers in the diocese as " war profiteers ".
On February 8, 2004, Angerer resigned as abbot of the monastery when he reached the age of 70; on February 9, 2004, he also resigned from his position as "provisional" and "forest master" (economic manager) of the Geras Abbey, as managing director of the "Art and Education Center Stift Geras" and the "Stadt Geras Tourismusförderungs- und Betriebsgesellschaft mbH" belonging to the Abbey. from.
honors and awards
- 1991: Honorary member of the KÖHV Amelungia Vienna in the ÖCV
- 1992: Silver Commander's Cross of Honor for Services to the Federal State of Lower Austria
- 2010: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
Fonts
- The liturgical and musical renewal of the Melker reform. Studies to research music practice in the Benedictine monasteries of the 15th century. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1974, ISBN 3-7001-0060-4 .
- Latin and German chants from the time of the Melker Reform. Problems of notation and rhythm, ... Research on older music history Volume 2, Association of the Austrian Scientific Society, Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-85369-410-6 .
- Breviarium Caeremoniarum Monasterii Mellicensis. Melk Abbey , Schmitt, Siegburg 1987, ISBN 3-87710-132-1 .
- with Arnulf Neuwirth : Churches and chapels in the Waldviertel. Watercolors and sketches. Radschin 1989, ISBN 0-03-218421-2
- with Lois Lammerhuber (photos): human monk. Life in the monastery. Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck 1995, ISBN 3-7022-1992-7 .
- Austria according to Krenn & Co. Paths to the future of the Catholic Church. Molden, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-85485-040-9 .
- with Gerhard Trumler : Klösterreich. History and present of the abbeys and monasteries in Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland. 1978, Brandstätter, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-85498-287-9 .
- My breviary. Old wisdom, new insights. Styria, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-222-13237-7 .
anecdote
In 1980 Joachim Angerer took part in the 250th edition of the television program “ What am I? “As a candidate. As his occupation to be guessed "Wirtschaftsleiter (Chorherr)" was given.
Web links
- Literature by and about Joachim Angerer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Former Abbot Angerer of Geras Abbey has died. In: orf.at . November 25, 2019.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Karasek |
Abbot of the Premonstratensian Foundation Geras 1986-2004 |
Michael Karl Proházka |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Angerer, Joachim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Angerer, Joachim Fridolin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious, premonstratensian, abbot, musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rottenbuch , Bavaria |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 2019 |
| Place of death | Baden , Lower Austria |