Military Ordinariate of Germany

Until the enactment of the Apostolic Constitution spirituality Soldiers curae by Pope John Paul II on April 21, 1986, the full episcopal rights for the military chaplaincy lay with the Pope. Was the person responsible for the military chaplaincy so far as Vicar Castrensis representative of the Pope in this area, it is now the full episcopal rights have been transferred. The German Military Ordinariate is always guided by a German diocesan bishop, what distinguishes it from other military Ordinariates, but also about the military chaplaincy of the former Wehrmacht. Currently, Ruhr Bishop Franz -Josef Overbeck of the German military bishop.

The Militärordinat of Germany has its headquarters: Weidendamm 2, 10117 Berlin.

Since 1 February 2005, John's Basilica (formerly Catholic Garrison Church ) in Berlin -Neukölln Episcopal Church of the Teutonic military bishop.

The Catholic Military Ordinariate is divided into four deaneries:

  • Berlin, in charge of Berlin, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Saxony, Saxony -Anhalt and Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania ( inland )
  • Kiel, Schleswig -Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania ( Coast)
  • Cologne, North Rhine -Westphalia, Hesse, Rhineland -Palatinate and Saarland
  • Munich, Bavaria and Baden -Württemberg

For the 97 location 67 parishes exempt from the individual dioceses priests are active. You are not church officials, but according to one of the military chaplaincy contract with the Protestant Church, which is applied to the Catholic Church, governed special relationship federal officials on time, unless they are appointed for life, and lead the Ranks " chaplain " or " military Dean ". Your Civil service disciplinary authority is the military vicar general; the military bishop himself is not a federal official. Under the direction of the Military Vicar General Catholic Military Bishop Office takes the same time the true church and state administrative tasks of the military chaplaincy. 2013 Reinhold Bartmann was appointed as successor to Walter Wakenhut in this office.

Although not officially required, usually served priests are used as military chaplains what extent a peculiarity are not obligated priest candidates for military service. The Secretary of Defense may introduce only with the consent of the military bishop for a military chaplain uniforms, which has not happened. In practice, sometimes takes the battle dress as protective clothing, but officially not uniform, the role of a uniform one, with the badge of the Catholic chaplaincy takes the place of the shoulder flap.

With vacancy of the episcopal chair, as after the resignation of Bishop Walter Mixa of the case, shall, after the canonical requirements of the Vicar General of the Catholic military bishop, then Walter Wakenhut, the management of the Catholic chaplaincy true, so there is no option to diocesan administrator instead. A new Catholic military bishop is appointed by the Holy See established by the Reich Concordat of 1933.

External links and sources

  • Military Ordinariate of Germany in catholic - hierarchy (English)
  • Website of the Catholic chaplaincy for Germany
  • Roman Catholic diocese ( Germany )
  • Military Ordinariate
  • Military Chaplaincy (Bundeswehr)
  • German Military Ordinariate
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