Wolfgang Schmidt (Superintendent)

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Wolfgang Schmidt (born November 1, 1929 in Vienna , † June 11, 2009 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian Evangelical Lutheran theologian .

Life

Wolfgang Schmidt had five siblings. His father died in 1943 at the Battle of Stalingrad . Schmidt studied Protestant theology at the University of Vienna and the University of Lund . He spent his vicariate in the Christ Church in Kapfenberg , the Trinity Church in Waiern and the Christ Church in Innsbruck . Schmidt then worked for a short time as pastor of the Protestant Church in Weißbriach . In 1955 he married and the couple had four children. From 1958 to 1980 Schmidt was pastor of the Johanneskirche in Kufstein and also worked as a military chaplain .

On January 1, 1981, Wolfgang Schmidt succeeded Emil Sturm as Superintendent of the Evangelical Superintendent of Salzburg and Tyrol . In the same year Schmidt opened the Salzburg state exhibition Reformation - Emigration at Goldegg Castle . Protestants in Salzburg about the Salzburg exiles . In 1987 he took part in an ecumenical service in Mayrhofen in memory of the Zillertal inclinants expelled 150 years earlier . In 1988 he celebrated an ecumenical service with Pope John Paul II in the Evangelical Christ Church in Salzburg.

Even after his retirement on August 31, 1995, Wolfgang Schmidt remained a member of the board of trustees of Diakoniewerk Gallneukirchen . His successor in the office of superintendent was Luise Müller . Schmidt died after a long illness.

Awards and honors

See also

Web links

  • Vita Wolfgang Schmidt (PDF; 28 kB) on the website of the Evangelical Superintendentur AB Salzburg and Tyrol
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Evangelical Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 2009
Place of death Salzburg