Joachim Reinelt

Bishop Joachim Reinelt at confirmation in the parish Herz-Jesu Dresden-Johannstadt

Joachim Friedrich Reinelt (born October 21, 1936 in Neurode , Silesia ) is emeritus Roman Catholic Bishop of Dresden-Meißen .

Life

After the expulsion from Lower Silesia , Reinelt's family settled in Saxony . He put 1954 in Radeberg the High School from. After a one-year language course in Halle , Joachim Reinelt studied Catholic theology in Erfurt and Neuzelle from 1955 to 1961 . On 29 June 1961 he received by Bishop Otto Spülbeck in St. Peter's Cathedral to Bautzen the priesthood .

He then worked as a chaplain in Gera and Freiberg and from 1964 as a parish jutor in Ebersbach (Saxony) . In 1966 he became a chaplain at the Catholic Court Church in Dresden and worked from 1970 first as parish administrator again in Freiberg and from 1974 to 1986 as pastor in Altenburg . At the same time he was dean in the dean's office of the same name from 1980 to 1986 and in 1986 he was appointed to the episcopal administration of the Dresden-Meißen diocese as a full -time councilor, where he held a leading position as Caritas director .

On January 2, 1988, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Dresden-Meißen. On this occasion Reinelt gave himself the motto "Jesus in medio " ("Jesus in the middle"), a short version of the biblical phrase "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them" from the Gospel of Matthew ( Mt 18:20 EU ), which also reflects its proximity to the Focolare Movement . The episcopal ordination received Reinelt on 20 February 1988 Bishop Gerhard Schaffran in the Dresden court church ; Co-consecrators were Bishop Bernhard Huhn from Görlitz and Dresden Auxiliary Bishop Georg Weinhold .

Bishop's coat of arms from Joachim Reinelt

Joachim Reinelt was deputy chairman of the commission for societal and social issues and chairman of the commission for charitable issues at the German Bishops' Conference .

On the occasion of his upcoming 75th birthday on October 21, 2011, Joachim Reinelt had Pope Benedict XVI. his resignation for reasons of age according to can. 401 § 1 CIC . As early as April 4, 2011, however, it was announced that the Pope would initially not accept Reinelt's resignation, so that he would continue the office for an initially indefinite period. On February 20, 2012, Benedict XVI. finally the resignation of Joachim Reinelt.

Honors

On May 28, 2011 Reinelt was awarded the Saxon Constitutional Medal by Matthias Rößler, President of the State Parliament of Saxony, as "an important pioneer and companion of the citizens of the GDR who fought for their freedom in autumn 1989 ". On October 15, 2012, the Prime Minister of Saxony, Stanislaw Tillich , awarded him the Federal Cross of Merit in recognition of his charitable work .

Fonts

Christian perspectives in a united Germany. Paths and tasks of the church in the new federal states. Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-7616-1208-7 .
His arrival means departure. Live like Christmas. Freiburg im Breisgau 1994. ISBN 3-451-23454-8 .
His death is life. Meditations for Lent and Easter. Freiburg im Breisgau 1996. ISBN 3-451-23932-9 .
Festival of the Spirit. Thoughts on Confirmation. Leipzig 2004, ISBN 3-746-21678-8 .
Provocation and departure. Bishop Joachim Reinelt in conversation with Friedhelm Berger. Augsburg 2002. ISBN 3-929246-83-X .
Love matters. Thoughts on Caritas. Leipzig 2006, ISBN 3-746221-35-8 .

literature

Bernd Schäfer: Reinelt, Joachim . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .

Web links

Commons : Joachim Reinelt - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Joachim Reinelt in the catalog of the German National Library
Entry on Joachim Reinelt on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 16, 2017.

Individual evidence

^ Bishop Reinelt's term of office is being extended . Press release of the Diocese of Dresden-Meißen, April 4, 2011, accessed on February 18, 2018.
↑ Simona Block: Bishop Joachim Reinelt is retiring . Sächsische Zeitung , February 20, 2012, accessed on November 23, 2018.
↑ The President of the State Parliament has awarded the Constitutional Medal. Saxon State Parliament, press release 51/2011, May 28, 2011, archived from the original on June 2, 2011 ; accessed on February 18, 2018 .
↑ Former Bishop Reinelt honored with the Federal Cross of Merit . Press release of the Diocese of Dresden-Meißen, October 15, 2012, accessed on February 18, 2018.

predecessor	Office	successor
Gerhard Schaffran	Bishop of Dresden-Meissen 1988–2012	Heiner Koch

personal data
SURNAME	Reinelt, Joachim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Reinelt, Joachim Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German clergyman, bishop
DATE OF BIRTH	October 21, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neurode

[1] Bishop Reinelt's term of office is being extended . Press release of the Diocese of Dresden-Meißen, April 4, 2011, accessed on February 18, 2018.

[2] Simona Block: Bishop Joachim Reinelt is retiring . Sächsische Zeitung , February 20, 2012, accessed on November 23, 2018.

[3] The President of the State Parliament has awarded the Constitutional Medal. Saxon State Parliament, press release 51/2011, May 28, 2011, archived from the original on June 2, 2011 ; accessed on February 18, 2018 .

[4] Former Bishop Reinelt honored with the Federal Cross of Merit . Press release of the Diocese of Dresden-Meißen, October 15, 2012, accessed on February 18, 2018.