Roland Ries (priest)
Roland Ries (born June 23, 1930 in Remagen ; † March 27, 2016 in Trier ) was a Roman Catholic priest who was chairman of the Caritas Association for the Diocese of Trier from 1982 to 2000 .
Life
The son of the teacher Leo Ries and his wife Gerta was born in Remagen in 1930 and grew up in Nauroth / Westerwald, Saarbrücken, Trier and Misdroy / Baltic Sea. After graduating from Hindenburg-Gymnasium in Trier, he began to study law in Bonn in 1950; later further studies followed in Munich and Münster / Westphalia. In 1954 he passed the 1st state examination in law at the Higher Regional Court of Hamm / Westphalia. In the same year he began studying theology at the Trier Theological Faculty . On July 11, 1959 Bishop donated his Matthias Wehr the priesthood . Then Roland Ries was chaplain of the parish of St. Matthias in Neuwied.
In 1962 he was appointed Caritas director for the Koblenz administrative district, and six years later he became provisional director of the Caritas Association for the diocese of Trier. From 1968 to 1982 he was head of the Catholic office in Mainz, commissioner of the bishops of Rhineland-Palatinate, from 1975 to 1982 parish administrator of the parish of Undenheim-Hahnheim / Rheinhessen. From 1982 to 2000 Roland Ries was chairman of the Caritas Association for the Diocese of Trier eV, from 1983 to 2005 cathedral capitular of the high cathedral in Trier and from 1992 to 1993 president of the German hospital society (DKG).
On Maundy Thursday 2016, Roland Ries fell so seriously ill that he died on Easter Sunday 2016 at the age of 85.
Awards and honors
- 1968–1982 Head of the Mainz Catholic Office, Commissariat of the Rhineland-Palatinate Bishops
- 1971 appointment as papal honorary prelate
- 1973 Award of the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 1983–2005 Cathedral Chapter in the chapter of the High Cathedral in Trier
- 1987 Award of the Order of Merit of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
- 2003 Award of the Great Federal Cross of Merit
- 2006 co-editor of the book "Caritas in the Diocese of Trier"
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ries, Roland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic priest and cathedral capitular |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Remagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 2016 |
| Place of death | trier |