Josef Heigl (theologian)

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Josef Heigl (born August 17, 1953 in Großaitingen ; † February 3, 2013 in Augsburg ) was a German clergyman and from 2000 until his death cathedral capitular in the diocese of Augsburg .

Life

After the primary school years in Großaitingen and Augsburg, Josef Heigl attended grammar school and boarding school in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Ottilien from 1965 to 1974 . He then completed his military service. In 1975 he entered the seminary of the diocese of Augsburg. The diaconate internship in 1980 led Heigl to the parish "To the Eight Bliss" in Füssen . After his ordination in 1981 in the High Cathedral of Augsburg and his primacy in the parish of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg, he was chaplain in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm until 1984 .

In 1984 Heigl became secretary to the vicar general . From 1990 to 1994 he was also deputy personnel officer for priests in the diocese of Augsburg. From 1995 to 2003 Heigl held the task of deputy vicar general. In September 2003 he was appointed to succeed Konstantin Kohler vicar general of the Bishop of Augsburg, Viktor Josef Dammertz appointed, was during the Sedisvakanz June 2004 settled by October 2005 representatives of the diocesan administrator and from October 2005 to June 2008 in turn vicar general. Heigl has been a consultant for hospital and hospital pastoral care since 2008. During the above-mentioned activities, he was also responsible personnel officer for priests from 1994 to 2008 and from 1995 to 2006 also personnel officer for lay people active in pastoral care . Since February 2011 he was also cathedral priest and city dean in Augsburg.

From 1984 to 1995 he was also the parish administrator of St. Georg in Lützelburg ; from 1995 to 1999 he was the chaplain at the Caritas senior and care center Antoniushaus in Augsburg. Then he helped pastoral care in the Augsburg parish of St. Pankratius and in the parish community of Augsburg St. Pankratius / Our Lady until 2008 ; in autumn 2008 he began to support the pastor of the parish community Mattsies in pastoral care. Since 1987, Josef Heigl Diocesan Praeses of the sacristan Association Augsburg, since 1995, the first chairman of the St. Vinzenz- was hospice Augsburg eV and since 1997 chairman of the charitable relief organization Augsburg eV In the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of South German Mesner associations he was elected in the post of spiritual Präses .

In 1984 he was appointed cathedral vicar . In 1994 he took over as Ordinariatsrat of the weekly meetings of the cathedral chapter in part; since 2000 as cathedral chapter. In 1999 he was appointed Monsignor ( Chaplain to His Holiness ) by Pope John Paul II and in 2004 he was made Papal Honorary Prelate .

Heigl died surprisingly on February 3, 2013 at the age of 59.

Publications

  • "Don't be afraid" , EOS-Verlag St. Ottilien (children's worship book)
  • "Leit-Lichtworte", "Faith-Lebensworte", "Heils-Hoffnungsworte" , each St. Ulrich-Verlag Augsburg (three books on readings / Gospels of the annual circles)
  • “Let the children come to me” (church services with children in the annual cycle), Auer Verlag GmbH / Wewel-Verlag Donauwörth.
  • "Auf Christmas zu" (Advent services with children), Auer Verlag GmbH / Wewel-Verlag Donauwörth.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biography of Josef Heigl on the website of the Diocese of Augsburg.Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  2. ↑ Confusion and deep sadness after the sudden death of Cathedral Chapter Prelate Josef Heigl. Diocese of Augsburg , February 8, 2013, accessed on December 5, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Heigl, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian, Roman Catholic clergyman and cathedral capitular
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Großaitingen
DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 2013
Place of death augsburg