Max Absmeier
Max Absmeier (born March 27, 1920 in Karpfham ; † August 22, 2012 in Burghausen ) was a German Roman Catholic prelate .
Life
Absmeier was ordained a priest on June 29, 1950 and was a cooperator in parish churches, pastor in Frauenau (1959/69) and pastor in St. Nikola in Passau (1969/1979).
From 1979 to 1995 he was provost and parish priest at St. Philip and St. James in Altötting.
During this time he combined the duties of the pilgrimage pastor with intensive parish work. He campaigned strongly for the charitable church institutions in Altötting, such as the children's home, the home for the disabled and the meeting center. He played a leading role in the major events during this time, the Pope's visit in 1980 and the anniversary on the occasion of 500 years of pilgrimage to Altötting in 1989.
Honors
- Appointment as honorary citizen of Altötting (1995)
- Ring of honor in gold from the Altötting district
- Bavarian Order of Merit (July 4, 1991)
- Appointment as papal honorary prelate by Pope John Paul II.
- Appointment as Apostolic Protonotary by Pope Benedict XVI.
Fonts
- 500 years of pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary in Altötting. Remembrance and commission , parish church St. Philippus and Jakobus, Altötting 1990, ISBN 3-920191-08-0
- Guardian of the Shrine of Our Lady for 35 years , 1992, with Robert Bauer
- Altöttinger cookbook for body and soul , Kath. Frauenbund Altötting St. Philippus and Jakobus 2001, together with Elvira Brunnbauer, Hildegard Pollety, Irmgard Griesbeck
literature
- Eduard Baumann: The honorary citizens of the city of Altötting. in: Altötting. Heart of Bavaria. Altötting: Geiselberger, 2000
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Absmeier in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Prelate Max Absmeier (92) has died . In: Passauer Neue Presse . August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ Report of the town of Altötting on the occasion of the award of honorary citizenship to Pope Benedict XVI. (PDF; 748 kB) ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 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.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Absmeier, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karpfham (Bad Griesbach im Rottal) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd August 2012 |
| Place of death | Burghausen |