Wolfgang Haendly
Wolfgang Haendly (born July 6, 1911 in Berlin ; † September 10, 1996 there ) was a German Catholic clergyman, theologian and Provost of the Berlin Cathedral.
Life
Wolfgang Haendly studied philosophy and Catholic theology at the Pontificium Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum de Urbe in Rome and was ordained a priest there too. In 1932 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD. From 1935 he held various positions in the Berlin diocese. In 1937 he became a chaplain at St. Petrus Church and from 1938 to 1943 he was one of the chaplains at St. Hedwig's Cathedral under the Provost Bernhard Lichtenberg, who was persecuted by the National Socialists and died in 1943 . In 1942/43 he completed a spa stay in Lech am Arlberg and from 1943 worked as an administrator in Wolgast . In 1945 he became a chaplain in St. Antonius in Berlin. After another break with a spa stay in Arosa (1947-1951) he was cathedral vicar and ordinariate secretary from 1951 to 1958. He was in charge of the theological department (1953–1981), the Liturgical Commission for West Berlin (1964–1981), department for special pastoral care (1967–1981), fundamental theological issues (1978–1985), service and supervision of priests (1978–1981) 1985) and Ecumenism (1978–1985).
In 1953 he was appointed full professor in the Archdiocese of Berlin . On February 21, 1963 he was appointed Provost of the Cathedral . At the beginning of 1987 he handed over the office to Otto Riedel.
With the Berlin bishops Alfred Cardinal Bengsch and Joachim Cardinal Meisner , he campaigned for the ecclesiastical unity of the politically divided diocese of Berlin from 1963 to 1987.
He was a lecturer from 1957 and from 1964 to 1976 honorary professor at the University of Music for the subjects of liturgy and church studies. He was Commander of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher .
His grave is in the St. Hedwig Cathedral Cemetery in Berlin-Reinickendorf .
Honors
- Appointment as papal secret chamberlain by Pope John XXIII. (1959)
- Appointment as Apostolic Protonotary by Pope John XXIII. (1961)
- Investiture in the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (1975)
- Dome of Honor (1987)
Web links
- Wolfgang Haendly in the Diocesan Archives Berlin
- Wolfgang Haendly on luise-berlin.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haendly, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic clergyman, theologian and Provost of the Berlin Cathedral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 10, 1996 |
| Place of death | Berlin |