Karl Braun (bishop)

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Archbishop Karl Braun (1997)

Karl Heinrich Braun (born on December 13, 1930 in Kempten (Allgäu) as Karl-Heinz Braun ) was the 80th Bishop of Eichstätt (1984–1995) and 74th Archbishop of Bamberg (1995–2001).

Live and act

Karl Braun grew up as a merchant's son in Kempten, Bavaria , and attended the Kempten Humanist High School there . He studied from 1952 to 1959 at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome . He was ordained deacon on March 22, 1958, and ordained a priest on October 10, 1958 . He then worked for three years in Grönenbach and Murnau . From 1962 to 1966 he studied in Rome on and, after church law to Dr. iur. can. PhD . In Augsburg he then became cathedral vicar and personal assistant to the bishop, secretary of the priestly council and the diocesan pastoral council and head of the preparatory commission for the joint synod of the bishoprics of the FRG. On June 1, 1972, he was appointed to the Augsburg Cathedral Chapter . He was also Cannonicus Theologus, episcopal representative at examinations at the theological faculty of the University of Augsburg, synodal examinator , coordinator and member of the Episcopal Study Reform Commission and Episcopal Commissioner for the Theresienwerk eV On November 6, 1978 Pope John Paul II appointed him papal honorary chaplain and on September 20, 1983 as papal honorary prelate.

On April 17, 1984, John Paul II appointed him bishop of the Eichstätt diocese . The episcopal ordination received his his predecessor Alois brake , emeritus bishop of Eichstaett and Nuncio Archbishop Guido Del Mestri enthroned him on 16 June 1984. co-consecrators were the Bamberg Archbishop Elmar Maria Kredel and the Augsburg Bishop Josef Stimpfle .

From 1984 to 1995, Karl Braun was Grand Chancellor of the Catholic University of Eichstätt and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of the Catholic University of Eichstätt. He made a significant contribution to the development of the KU Eichstätt. On his initiative, a change in the Concordat in 1988 enabled the establishment of the Faculty of Economics in Ingolstadt and the expansion of the range of courses to include additional diploma, master’s and postgraduate courses. From 1985 to 1987 Braun was President of the German section of Pax Christi .

On March 25, 1995 he was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bamberg and on May 28 of the same year he was appointed to his office by Nuncio Archbishop Lajos Kada. On May 28, 1995 he was awarded the pallium in St. Peter in Rome. The years 1997 to 2000 were marked by the Bamberg Pastoral Discussion, a broad-based dialogue process about future issues of the Church and the Bamberg Archdiocese. In 2001 Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation for health reasons. On July 2, he resigned from office. Since then he has lived as Archbishop Emeritus in Bamberg.

His Bamberg achievements include preparing the way for the “Bamberg Pastoral Talks”, the founding of the family initiative “Zukunft mit Herz” and the “Initiative Ehrenamt”.

Episcopal coat of arms

Coat of arms of Karl Braun as bishop of Eichstätt

The coat of arms of the bishop divided three times shows in field 1 a golden rod on a red background the coat of arms of the diocese of Eichstätt. Field 2 shows the ninefold chess, taken from the coat of arms of the Roman Giel von Gielsberg , prince abbot of Kempten (1639–1673), the builder of the new monastery and parish church St. Lorenz in Kempten, the baptismal church of Karl Braun. Here he was also confirmed and celebrated his first birthday. Five red and four white fields, each with a nail on three white fields. The red fields symbolize the five wounds of Christ , the white the cross with the nails. Field 3 shows a blue wavy bar on a silver background, which on the one hand stands for the water of baptism, but also represents a reference to Wessobrunn and Wemding , the Marian shrines in the diocese of Augsburg and Eichstätt.

Coat of arms of Archbishop Karl Braun of Bamberg

His motto Videbunt in quem transfixerunt ("You will look at the one you have pierced") ( Joh 19,37  EU ) from the Good Friday Passion, the day of the appointment as Bishop of Eichstätt by Pope John Paul II.

The Archbishop's coat of arms, divided four times, shows in fields 1 and 4 a black lion on a golden background, the "Bamberg Lion" from the Staufer era. A silver diagonal thread is added as a "motto", as the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Bamberg. Fields 2 and 3 show the ninefold chess, taken from the coat of arms of the Kempten prince abbot Giel von Gielsberg (see above). As a symbol of Mary, a blue star is placed on the heart of the coat of arms. The nails, however, now establish a link to Bamberg Cathedral, whose nail relic, which was probably given by Emperor Heinrich, is still highly admired today; In the mass text for the Bamberg nail festival, the words of the motto are repeated.

The pallium and the two-beam lecture cross are the rank symbols of a ruling metropolitan of a church province , the green prelate hat with 20 tassels is the heraldic symbol for all archbishops.

Books and writings (selection)

  • Basic lines of the liturgical service of priests and lay people . In: Franz Breid (ed.): The service of priests and laypeople. Direction for the common and hierarchical priesthood at the turn of the third millennium. Lectures of the 2nd International Theological Summer Academy 1990 of the Linz Priest Circle. Steyr 1991, ISBN 3-85068-333-8 , pp. 97-132.
  • Inheritance and Hope - Annunciation in Praise of Mary . IMR 1991.
  • Christ - example and infinitely more . Van Seth Eitensheim 1997.
  • My way. Published by Marion Krüger-Hundrup: St. Otto-Verlag, Bamberg 2000, ISBN 978-3-87693-075-6 .
  • The adoration of the Holy Spirit of the holy Crescentia Höss. Kunstverlag Fink, Lindenberg 2001, ISBN 978-3-933784-79-7 .
  • Look into life . Heinrichsverlag, Bamberg 2009.
  • The priest's loyalty to the cross. Dr. Veit Neumann in conversation with Archbishop Dr. Karl Braun, Archbishop em. from Bamberg. On the occasion of his ordination as bishop 25 years ago on June 16, 1984. Fe-Medien-Verlag, Kißlegg 2009, ISBN 978-3-939684-49-7 .
  • Favorite picture. Brother Theophilus and the Ottobeurer image of grace . Art publishing house Josef Fink. Lindenberg i. A. 2017, ISBN 978-3-95976-066-9 and ISBN 978-3-86357-178-8 .
  • Mary and the Risen One . Art publishing house Josef Fink. Lindenberg i. A. 2017., ISBN 978-3-86357-179-5 .
  • The Turin Shroud . Fascination and facts. Together with Barbara Stühlmeyer , Butzon & Bercker Kevelaer 2018, ISBN 978-3-7666-2534-2 .
  • * Pendulum, stones, nerve biscuits. Esoteric in conversation with Hildegard von Bingen. Together with Barbara Stühlmeyer. Butzon & Bercker, Kevelaer 2019, ISBN 978-3-7666-2601-1 .

Honors

Awards

Testimonies

“As Bishop of Eichstätt from 1984 to 1995 and as Archbishop of Bamberg from 1995 to 2001, he was a loyal shepherd and brother to the faithful, an example of strength of faith and a messenger of Catholic teaching. He combines an unwavering firmness of principle with a sincere willingness to talk in ecumenical dialogue and in contact with the congregation. He has always been about togetherness in the church and overcoming separation - also with a view to the sometimes postulated church from below in erroneous contrast to the official church . He teaches the unity of the Catholic Church and trust in the cooperation of all believers in prayer. "(Dec. 2010)
“More than 17 years of his life were determined by episcopal activity [...] the promotion of science was always a particular concern of his. For example, the spirit and program of the Catholic University of Eichstätt were shaped by him. When I think of his time as Archbishop of Bamberg, I am mainly reminded of the Bamberg Pastoral Discussion, which he led and promoted in an impressive way. "(Dec. 2010)

Assignments

Archbishop Karl Braun and Ludger Stühlmeyer 2018 in Bamberg Cathedral with a composition dedicated to Braun
  • The conductor of the cathedral in Eichstätt and composer Wolfram Menschick set to music the motto of Bishop Karl Braun's Videbunt in quem transfixerunt for SATB choir and organ, as well as an antiphon dedicated to Braun in 1995 for his change of office Pilgrims are we on earth (text by Klaus Schimmöller), WP: 1995 Willibald Quartet.
  • The composer Ludger Stühlmeyer dedicated the following compositions to Archbishop Karl Braun: Adoro te devote , text: Thomas von Aquin , for solo voice, flute and organ, premiere on May 2, 2007 on Radio Horeb , solo voice Zene Kruzikaite ( Archbishop Dr. Karl Brown ). The earth, sea and firmament , text: 7./8. Century. Version A for soprano solo and organ, premier: January 1, 2018, vocal solo Michéle Rödel; Version B for SSATB choir and organ, WP: December 25, 2017, Capella Mariana ( S. E. Archbishop Dr. Karl Braun de toto corde dedicat ) on the occasion of his 87th birthday. Evening blessing , text: Heinrich Voss (Str. 1), Ludger Stühlmeyer (Str. 2), Jochen Klepper (Str. 3), for the SATB choir, October 14, 2018 ( HE Archbishop em. Dr. Karl Braun on the diamond priest anniversary in gratitude appropriated ).

Web links

Commons : Karl Braun  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmuth Knörzer: The table is set what bishops like. Bauer-Verlag, 3rd edition 2009.
  2. ^ Curriculum vitae on the website of the Archdiocese of Bamberg
  3. ^ KNA report on the 85th birthday
  4. ^ Bishop's coat of arms on the website of the Archdiocese of Bamberg
  5. ^ "Veit Neumann has published a book about Bishop Karl Braun" ( Memento from January 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Altmühl-Bote , August 26, 2009.
  6. ↑ “Dies Academicus: Awarding the honorary senator title to Archbishop em. Dr. Karl Braun " ( Memento from September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
predecessor Office successor
Alois brake Bishop of Eichstätt
1984–1995 		Walter Mixa
Elmar Maria Kredel Archbishop of Bamberg
1995-2001 		Ludwig Schick
personal data
SURNAME Braun, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braun, Karl Heinrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman, Roman Catholic former bishop of Eichstätt, old archbishop of Bamberg
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Kempten (Allgäu)