Stephan Wellenhofer

Stephan Wellenhofer (born February 9, 1895 - † September 5, 1980 ) was a German Catholic clergyman.

Career

Wellenhofer graduated from the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich in 1914 . He was ordained a priest on April 13, 1919. He was curate, president and later diocesan pastor in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising . In this function he cared for young people and the physically handicapped with great commitment. In 1926 he founded the Piccolo Club for apprentices in the hotel and catering trade . From 1948 to 1966 he was the parish priest in Munich. Many letters in the 2005 collection of sources, From Field Post Letters by Young Christians 1939-1945, come from the Wellenhofer estate in the Hardehausen youth center.

Honors

1952: Cross of Merit (Steckkreuz) of the Federal Republic of Germany
Naming of the Prälat-Wellenhofer-Strasse in the Munich district of Großhadern
Bavarian Order of Merit
1975: Bavarian State Medal for Social Merit

Web links

Short portrait at the parish of Corpus Christi, Munich (with picture)

Individual evidence

^ Annual report on the K. Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich. ZDB ID 12448436 , 1913/14
^ Karl-Theodor Schleicher / Heinrich Walle (ed.), From field post letters from young Christians 1939-1945. A contribution to the history of Catholic youth in the field. Stuttgart 2005.

personal data
SURNAME	Wellenhofer, Stephan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Catholic clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH	February 9, 1895
DATE OF DEATH	5th September 1980

[1] Annual report on the K. Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich. ZDB ID 12448436 , 1913/14

[2] Karl-Theodor Schleicher / Heinrich Walle (ed.), From field post letters from young Christians 1939-1945. A contribution to the history of Catholic youth in the field. Stuttgart 2005.