Karlheinz Knebel

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Karlheinz Knebel (2010)

Karlheinz Knebel (born October 26, 1951 in Füssen ; † November 4, 2017 in Augsburg ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman and vicar general in the diocese of Augsburg .

Life

Karlheinz Knebel entered 1972 in the seminary of the diocese of Augsburg and received on 18 June 1978 with Bishop Josef Stimpfle in the Great Cathedral of Augsburg, the ordination . His primacy was celebrated in his home parish in Füssen. Then he was chaplain in Schrobenhausen in the parish of the later Bishop Mixa until 1979 , until 1980 chaplain in Nördlingen and until 1983 chaplain in the parish of St. Lorenz in Kempten. From 1983 to 1987 he was pastor in Utting and from 1987 to 2008 pastor in Füssen, St. Mang. For the last four years, from 2004 to 2008, Karlheinz Knebel was also the head of the parish community in Füssen. From 1989 to 2008 he was Dean of the Deanery in Füssen. From 2005 to 2008 he was regional dean of the Kaufbeuren-Ostallgäu region.

The appointment as Vicar General of the Diocese of Augsburg as successor to Josef Heigl took place in 2008 by the Augsburg Bishop Walter Mixa . At the same time, he was given the main responsibility for all HR areas. In 2009 he was appointed Cathedral Chapter . During the period of the vacancy from May 8 to October 22, 2010, he was the permanent representative of the diocesan administrator Auxiliary Bishop Josef Grünwald . On October 23, 2010, the Augsburg Bishop Konrad Zdarsa again appointed him Vicar General. In 2012 he was replaced by Harald Heinrich and Knebel became Episcopal Vicar for Church and Culture and Church Education. From September 1st 2011 he was also Summus Custos of the Augsburg Cathedral. Since 2012 he has been a member of the education committee of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria and since 2015 a member of the “European Culture Days Ottobeuren” foundation.

In 2010 he was appointed Comtur of the Papal Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master John Patrick Foley and invested on May 22, 2010 by Archbishop Reinhard Marx , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy . Since 2011 he has been the prior of the Commandery St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg, succeeding Cathedral Chapter Prelate Konrad Hölzl . He was involved in numerous social projects in the Holy Land . He was a member of the German Association of the Holy Land .

Karlheinz Knebel died on the day of remembrance of his namesake Karl Borromeo of complications from cancer .

criticism

Since 2014 Knebel has been criticized for wasting church funds. In the years 2008 to 2012, he was accused of having awarded the Gaißach artist and interior decorator Erwin Wiegerling orders of more than 1.4 million euros without a tender. An order volume of more than EUR 550,000 had already flowed to the same interior designer for the renovation of the chapter hall in the ordinariate building under the then Bishop Walter Mixa . Furthermore, Knebel had already awarded Wiegerling orders worth 505,000 euros during his time as pastor and dean in Füssen. At the end of July 2014, Knebel announced that he would have a side altar of the cathedral converted for 500,000 euros, although the existing altar was only completed 19 years ago. The order was supposed to go to an architect from Allgäu, but was stopped after the criticism. In addition, Knebel, as the top curator of the cathedral, planned to renew the praise for God , signposts, stands for sacrificial candles and writings. The cost estimate by the artist, who was commissioned again, was 100,000 euros. The order was withdrawn after it became known.

Fonts

  • together with Karlheinz Röder: St. Magnus ... and chaos becomes order: a depth psychological interpretation , Georgos-Verlag 1995, ISBN 9783926826077 .

honors and awards

Web links

Commons : Karlheinz Knebel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary Episcopal Vicar Prelate Karlheinz Knebel , Donaukurier, November 7, 2017
  2. ^ Obituary notice Episcopal Vicar Prelate Karlheinz Knebel , Allgäuer Zeitung of November 7, 2017
  3. ↑ Obituary: Episcopal Vicar Prelate Karlheinz Knebel died after a brief serious illness . Diocese of Augsburg, November 5, 2017, accessed on November 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Biography: + Cathedral Chapter Prelate Karlheinz Knebel . Website of the Diocese of Augsburg, accessed on November 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem celebrated their anniversary in Augsburg . Diocese of Augsburg, July 18, 2011, accessed on November 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ Stefan Mayr: Diocese of Augsburg - millions of orders for the favorite artist . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 25, 2014, accessed on November 6, 2017.
  7. ^ Stefan Mayr: Diocese of Augsburg: A touch of Limburg . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 24, 2014, accessed on November 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ Stefan Mayr: New altar for 300,000 euros: Augsburg's bishop causes horror . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , November 3, 2015, accessed on November 6, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Knebel, Karlheinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic clergyman, vicar general in the diocese of Augsburg
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Feet
DATE OF DEATH 4th November 2017
Place of death augsburg