Michael Gerber (Bishop)

Coat of arms of Michael Gerber as Bishop of Fulda

Coat of arms of Michael Gerber as auxiliary bishop in Freiburg

Michael Gerber (born January 15, 1970 in Oberkirch ) has been Bishop of Fulda since March 31, 2019 . Before that, he was auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Freiburg from 2013 to 2018 .

Life

After graduating from the Hans-Furler-Gymnasium in Oberkirch, Michael Gerber studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1989 to 1995 .

After working in Bietigheim near Rastatt (1992-1993), in the parish Herz Jesu in Ettlingen and in the parish St. Georg in Völkersbach near Malsch (1995-1996) he was ordained deacon in 1996 . On May 11, 1997, he received the sacrament of ordination through Archbishop Oskar Saier . He was chaplain in Malsch near Ettlingen (1997–1999) and university chaplain for the Catholic university community Freiburg-Littenweiler (1999–2001). In 2002 he became sub-director at the Archbishop's Theological Convict and was involved in the study phase of the priestly candidates. In 2006 Gerber was appointed Subregens at the Archbishop's Seminary in Freiburg. In 2007 he was with a thesis on theological and anthropological foundations for the formation and training of spiritual vocations to Dr. theol. PhD (magna cum laude). From 2011 to 2014 he was Regens of the Archbishop's Seminary Collegium Borromaeum in Freiburg im Breisgau.

He has been involved in the Schoenstatt Movement since his youth and joined the Secular Institute Schoenstatt Institute for Diocesan Priests during his student days . From 2005 to 2013 he was a member of the general government of the international priestly community.

Auxiliary Bishop in Freiburg

On 12 June 2013 it appointed Pope Francis to the titular bishop of Migirpa and auxiliary bishop in Freiburg. The Archbishop of Freiburg, Robert Zollitsch , donated him his episcopal ordination on September 8 of the same year in the Freiburg Cathedral . Co-consecrators were the Auxiliary Bishops Freiburg Bernd Uhl and Rainer Klug . His motto is Tecum in foedere ("With you in league"). In the Diocese of Freiburg he was Episcopal Vicar for communities and persons of consecrated life , spiritual communities and movements as well as pastoral education and advice.

Michael Gerber is a member of the Commission for Spiritual Professions and Church Services and the Youth Commission of the German Bishops' Conference .

Bishop of Fulda

After the election by the Fulda Cathedral Chapter on December 13, 2018, Michael Gerber was appointed Bishop of Fulda by Pope Francis as successor to Heinz Josef Algermissen and was introduced to his office on March 31, 2019 with a festive service in the Fulda Cathedral .

Fonts

• Michael Gerber: Called to love. Pastoral theological criteria for the formation of spiritual professions in discussion with Luigi M. Rulla and Josef Kentenich . Echter Verlag, Würzburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-429-02993-7 (dissertation).
• Michael Gerber: Climbing barefoot. Encouragement for Christians Today . Herder, Freiburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-451-38821-7 .

Web links

Commons : Michael Gerber (Bishop)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Michael Gerber on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved September 8, 2013.
• Diocese of Fulda
• Badische Zeitung : Michael Gerber - the papal lodging provider , September 13, 2011

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Michael Gerber new auxiliary bishop for Freiburg" ( Memento of July 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Vatican Radio , June 12, 2013
2. ^ Robert Eberle: Michael Gerber future auxiliary bishop of Freiburg. kath.net , June 12, 2013, accessed March 12, 2019 . 
3. ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Fulda (Germania). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 13, 2018, accessed March 12, 2019 (Italian). 
4. ^ Ceremonial inauguration. Diocese of Fulda, accessed on March 12, 2019 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Heinz Josef Algermissen	Bishop of Fulda since 2019	...