Ludwig Vogel (priest)

Ludwig Vogel (born November 13, 1920 in Petersberg , Fulda ; † July 5, 2014 there ) was a Roman Catholic priest .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1940, Ludwig Vogel began studying philosophy and Catholic theology in Fulda, but was obliged to serve in the Wehrmacht shortly afterwards . After being released from American captivity , he continued his studies in Fulda. On July 23, 1950 by the Bishop of Fulda received Johann Baptist Dietz the priesthood . Vogel was initially a chaplain in Anzefahr in Central Hesse , later in Bad Hersfeld , Eschwege and Marburg .

In 1958 he became parish curate, from 1965 pastor in Borken in northern Hesse . In 1966 he was appointed dean of the Fritzlar deanery and on August 1, 1968, he was appointed parish priest of Fritzlar . It is thanks to Vogel that the Fritzlar Cathedral has been extensively renovated. As museum director , on the occasion of the 1250th anniversary of the city of Fritzlar in 1974, he made the cathedral treasure and the cathedral library accessible to the public. As a Catholic city pastor, he was ex officio chairman of the board of trustees “Hospital zum Heiligen Geist”, the hospital in Fritzlar, which emerged from a medieval foundation, and chairman of the so-called poor commission, d. H. the board of directors of the house.

From 1979 to 1985 he was also the deputy regional dean of the Kassel region. In 1991 he retired.

He was head of the Fátima World Apostolate in Germany, an association under papal law, and editor of the magazine "Fátima World Apostolate". From 1997 he headed the headquarters of the Fatima World Apostolate at Petersberg in Fulda.

Ludwig Vogel was a member of the Forum of German Catholics . He organized numerous pilgrimages to Rome , Fátima , Lourdes , Medjugorje and above all to the Holy Land . Vogel was the diocesan director of the German Association of the Holy Land from 1978 to 2002 .

In 1985 Ludwig Vogel was appointed Knight of the Order of Knights of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Maximilien Cardinal de Fuerstenberg and invested in the Regensburg Cathedral on May 11, 1985 by Franz Hengsbach , Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy . He was last Commander of the Order.

Ludwig Vogel died on July 5, 2014 in Petersberg near Fulda and was buried on July 11 in the local cemetery.

Awards and honors

• Accolade as Knight of the Holy Sepulcher by Cardinal Grand Master Maximilien Cardinal de Fuerstenberg (1985)
• Appointment as papal chaplain ( monsignor ) by Pope Paul VI. (1975)
• Appointment as honorary capitular of the Fulda Cathedral by Archbishop Johannes Dyba (1989)
• Appointment as honorary citizen of the city of Fritzlar on April 5, 1992 by the city council

Fonts

• Cathedral and cathedral treasure in Fritzlar: The blue books , Lange Königstein im Taunus, ISBN 3-784-52490-7
• Alleluia: the seven joys of Mary; at Marienküppel Petersberg / Fulda , Fatima World Apostolate ULF in Germany eV, 2005

Web links

• Literature by and about Ludwig Vogel in the catalog of the German National Library
• Monsignor Ludwig Vogel passed away - the Chapter of Honorary Dome was 94 years old. Obituary on osthessen-news.de from July 8, 2014
• Ludwig Vogel - in memoriam HP of the catholic cathedral community in Fritzlar
• Requiem and funeral of Msgr. Ludwig Vogel - July 11, 2014

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Msgr. Ludwig Vogel RIP in facebook, FATIMA-WELTAPOSTOLAT (Würzburg), posting from 7 July 2014.
2. ^ Monsignor Ludwig Vogel 90 years old , Diocese of Fulda , November 3, 2010
3. ↑ The German Fátima World Apostolate ( Memento of the original of July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Fátima World Apostolate , accessed July 7, 2014