Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger

Christine Mayr- Lumetzberger (born 26 January 1956 in Linz) is an Austrian teacher and former Benedictine nun. Commonly it is seen as so-called Vagantenbischöfin. She became internationally known through their commitment to women priests in the Roman Catholic Church and by her - from the Roman Catholic point of view - simulated ordination as priests in 2002, who had their excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church resulted.

Education and work

Mayr- Lumetzberger attended from 1962 to 1976 the primary school, the secondary school and the nursery school of the Sisters of the Cross in Linz. From 1979 to 1982 she attended the religious education establishment of the Diocese of Linz. In 1993, she also completed training in medical and special education. 1995 she completed a teaching degree for secondary schools in the subjects of technical work and German from 1998 also teacher training for special education. In civilian life Mayr- Lumetzberger has worked as a teacher today.

From 1976 to 1982, Mayr- Lumetzberger was a member of the Benedictine Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Ordination as priests and bishop

From the carried out in Austria in 1995 " Church Referendum ", which called for, among others, women's access to the Sacrament of Orders, the "Platform Austria " was developed in the 90s. In 1998, in Innsbruck, Vienna and Linz training groups for women who want to become Roman Catholic priests, furnished. Mayr- Lumetzberger took over the lead while the training group in Linz, the now " group: consecration offices for women " was called. By 2001, they sought a bishop with Catholic apostolic succession who could administer the sacrament world. With Romulo Braschi one for a long time excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church and now the Free Catholic Church associated bishop was found, together with the after the Roman Catholic Canon Law irregular bishop consecrated by him Rafael Regelsberger on 29 June 2002 Christine Mayr- Lumetzberger and six other Roman Catholic theologians - Ida Raming, Iris Müller, Adelinde Theresia Roitinger, Gisela Forster, Pia Brunner and Dagmar Braun Celeste - consecrated on a Danube between Passau and Linz priestesses. The Holy See referred to this act as invalid. As Mayr- Lumetzberger not recognized the nullity of their consecration and until the expiry of a fixed cooling off period " no signs of repentance " showed she was excommunicated on 22 August 2002. In 2003, she was also ordained in his own words privy to the Bishop. Also with respect to this consecration, the Catholic Church has found the nullity.

Christine Mayr- Lumetzberger is Austria spokeswoman for the platform woman priesthood of priests initiative without office.

Works (selection)

• Bishop, Roman Catholic, My way to a new church, 2012