Stephan Turnovszky

Stephan Turnovszky in 2012

Stephan Turnovszky (born June 21, 1964 in Lucerne ) is auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Vienna and episcopal vicar in the vicariate of Unter dem Manhartsberg .

Life

Turnovszky grew up in Vienna and attended high school in Döbling . First he studied technical chemistry at the Technical University of Vienna and worked as a chemist for several years . He has also been volunteering for the Malteser Hospitaldienst Austria since 1987 . In 1992, he entered the Vienna Seminary and received on 23 November 1997, the sacrament of the diaconate and on 29 June 1998 in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, the ordination . Before that he was already active as a deacon in Perchtoldsdorf , later as a chaplain in the parish Jedlesee in Vienna-Floridsdorf. Afterwards he was first pastor in Großmugl and Herzogbirbaum and from September 1st 2005 pastor of the parish of St. Josef in Baden - Leesdorf .

On March 6, 2008 Stephan Turnovszky was from Pope Benedict XVI. the titular bishop of Ancusa and to succeed Helmut Krätzl the auxiliary bishop appointed for the Archdiocese of Vienna. The episcopal ordination took place on Whit Monday, May 12, 2008 in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna by Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn ; Co-consecrators were the retired Viennese auxiliary bishop Helmut Krätzl and the St. Pölten auxiliary bishop Anton Leichtfried . His episcopal motto is Sitivit in te anima mea (“My soul thirsts for you”) from the Book of Psalms ( Ps 63.2  EU ).

He is responsible for accompanying the priests in the Archdiocese of Vienna and has headed the department for pastoral care for children and young people since the summer plenary assembly of the Austrian Bishops' Conference in Mariazell (June 2009).

Since September 1st, 2012 he has taken over the agenda as Episcopal Vicar in the Vicariate Unter dem Manhartsberg .

Since March 2016, he has been responsible for the religious movements (including charismatic renewal) in the Austrian Bishops' Conference in addition to his role as bishop for children and youth pastoral care.

coat of arms

Turnovszky episcopal coat of arms

The heraldic right side of the bishop's coat of arms shows the paw cross from the coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Vienna and on the left the silver double tower from the coat of arms of the Turnovszky family. In the lower pointed golden field the self-chosen symbol of a tree with roots is shown. It symbolizes the wearer's love for nature and science (the former profession). The coat of arms is crowned by a miter with a processional cross , which continues under the coat of arms .

The tree also stands for closeness to God (treetop) and closeness to people (roots). As the tree lives from water, so man lives from God (motto). It is reminiscent of the tree of paradise and the tree of the cross and thus of redemption.

Under the coat of arms is his episcopal motto in German: My soul thirsts for you .

Web links

Commons : Stephan Turnovszky  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Stephan Turnovszky on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved April 25, 2017.
• official website of the auxiliary bishop on the archdiocese web portal
• Website as an Austrian youth bishop
• Entry on Stephan Turnovszky in the database of the state's memory for the history of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
• Archdiocese of Vienna: Auxiliary Bishop Turnovszky new Episcopal Vicar for the Northern Vicariate

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Stefan Kronthaler: Tree in the coat of arms. (No longer available online.) In: Der Sonntag, No. 19. Walter Mick, Archdiocese of Vienna, May 9, 2008, archived from the original on February 3, 2014 ; Retrieved January 26, 2014 . 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.  
2. ↑ Stephan Turnovszky new "Youth Bishop". (No longer available online.) General Secretariat of the Austrian Bishops' Conference, archived from the original on February 19, 2014 ; Retrieved January 26, 2014 . 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.