Otto Schnübbe
Otto Schnübbe (born October 21, 1914 in Erfurt ; † July 8, 2000 in Brelingen ) was a German Lutheran clergyman and regional superintendent of the Hanover district of the Evangelical Lutheran regional church of Hanover .
Life
Schnübbe studied Protestant theology in Königsberg (Prussia) and Marburg , but gave up his studies again in 1935 to become an officer . In 1937 he became a lieutenant . During the Second World War he served, among other things, in the 2nd Panzer Artillery Regiment 103 as a captain , then finally as a major in the general staff . In 1945 he was taken prisoner by the Soviets . After his return (1949) he took up his theology studies again, which he continued at the Universities of Göttingen and Erlangen . In 1955 he received his doctorate in Erlangen for D. theol.
During his vicar time at the Apostle Church in Hanover , Schnübbe was the organizer of the conference of the Lutheran World Federation in 1952 . He was ordained in 1953 . He became pastor at the Gethsemane Church in Hanover and from the spring of 1957 the newly founded Epiphany congregation . As a long-term member of the Hanover regional synod , he became known through the so-called “Schnübbe Plan”, which was supposed to ensure the church's long-term supply, especially of new building areas. In 1957 he was a delegate of the national church at the meeting of the Lutheran World Federation in Minneapolis .
In October 1961 Schnübbe became superintendent of the Hildesheim church district , and in 1968 state superintendent for the district of Hanover. In 1973, the Council of the Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony appointed him representative of the Council of the Confederation of Protestant Churches at the Lower Saxony State Parliament . In this office he kept constant contact with political figures in Lower Saxony for the regional church . In 1982 he retired. Due to his long-standing friendship with Duke Ernst August, Schnübbe was considered the “chaplain” of the Welfenhaus .
Awards
- 1943: German cross in gold
literature
- Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek , Waldemar R. Röhrbein , Hugo Thielen : Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , p. 320.
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Schnübbe in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schnübbe, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran clergyman and state superintendent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 2000 |
| Place of death | Wedemark-Brelingen |