Emmeram Kränkl

Emmeram Kränkl OSB (born March 29, 1942 in Klattau ) is the emeritus abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Stephan in Augsburg . Since his resignation in 2006 he has lived in the Benedictine Abbey of Schäftlarn .

Life

Emmeram Kränkl, a doctor of theology, was ordained a priest in 1970 . On October 11, 1987, his confreres elected him 9th abbot of St. Stephen's Abbey. The benediction as abbot Kränkl received on 14 December 1987. On 23 May 2006 he resigned.

During his term of office, extensive construction work took place, the transfer of responsibility for the high school near St. Stephan to the city of Augsburg and the opening of the St. Benedikt guest house.

For a short time (2005–2006) Emmeram Kränkl was also Abbot President of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation .

Today he lives in the Schäftlarn monastery and works as a teacher, confessor, company donor and acting head of the Portuguese Catholic Mission in Augsburg.

Fonts

• Faith & Reason. Christian philosophers from two millennia . Pustet, Regensburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-7917-2753-0 , 328 pages.
• The seven last words of Jesus on the cross: Lent devotions. Werner Eizinger, Emmeram Kränkl; Pustet, Regensburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7917-2104-0 , 78 pages.
• Church and Social Issue. Deutscher Katecheten-Verein, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-88207-213-X , 171 pages.
• Jesus, the servant of God: The salvation history. Position of Jesus in d. Speeches d. Acts of the Apostles. Pustet, Regensburg 1972, ISBN 3-7917-0334-X , 239 pages.

Web links

• Literature by and about Emmeram Kränkl in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry to Emmeram Kränkl on medal online

predecessor	Office	successor
Gregor Zasche	Abbot praeses of the Bavarian Benedictine Congregation 2005–2006	Gregor Zasche
Albert Brettner	Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Stephan in Augsburg from 1987 to 2006	Theodor Hausmann