Kurt Koch

Kurt Cardinal Koch ( born March 15, 1950 in Emmen Bridge, Canton of Lucerne ) is a Swiss theologian, cardinal of the Roman Catholic church and former Bishop of Basel.

Life

Koch studied theology at the Ludwig- Maximilians- University of Munich and the University of Lucerne and was graduated in 1975. Initially, he worked as a lay theologian in Sursee. On 20 June 1982 he was ordained a priest and then worked for three years as a curate in the parish of St. Mary in Bern. After he became in 1986 professor of dogmatic theology and moral theology at the Catechetical Institute in Lucerne, he received his doctorate in 1987 due to a work on Wolfhart Pannenberg. In 1989 he habilitated. Koch was appointed honorary professor of dogmatic theology, ethics, liturgy and ecumenical theology at the Theological Faculty of the University of Lucerne.

1995 was chosen as the successor of Hans Jörg Vogel Bishop of Basel, Kurt Koch of Basel cathedral chapter. He received his episcopal consecration on January 6, 1996, Pope John Paul II His episcopal motto is: "Christ has first place in everything " and comes from Col. 1:18 EU.

Due to a conflict with Franz Sabo, who works as a pastor in Röschenz in the canton of Basel-Land and critically in the media from 2003 to cook and Vicar General Roland Bernhard Trauffer and their official leadership expressed, the diocese made ​​headlines. Koch testified to this particular talking point when he answered a decision of a secular court against him with a demand for separation of church and state. The dispute was resolved in September 2008 in personal conversations.

Kurt Koch was in the years 2007 to 2009, President of the Swiss Bishops Conference. He has published over 60 books and pamphlets written, including courage of faith (1979) and the Eucharist ( 2005).

Pope Benedict XVI. appointed him on 1 July 2010 as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and awarded him on this occasion the title of Titular Archbishop ad personam. Kurt Koch follows by Walter Cardinal Kasper in this office. He became the Diocese of Basel until the inauguration of his successor Felix Gmür on 16 January 2011 as the Apostolic Administrator before.

In solemn consistory of November 20, 2010 it took Benedict XVI. as cardinal deacon with the title Diakonia Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore in the College of Cardinals.

Following the resignation of Benedict XVI. Cardinal Koch took part in the conclave of 2013.

Memberships

Kurt Koch is a member of the following institutions of the Roman Curia:

  • Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (since 2010)
  • Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
  • Congregation for Catholic Education (2013 )
  • Congregation for Bishops (since 2013)

Writings (selection )

  • Ready to heart: for a Church that lives the mystery. Herder, Freiburg 2002, ISBN 3-451-28112-0.
  • Eucharist: Heart of Christian faith. Paul Fribourg / Switzerland 2006, ISBN 3-7228-0653-4.
  • That all may be one: ecumenical perspectives. Sankt Ulrich, Augsburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-936484-76-2.
  • The Church of God: Community in the mystery of faith. Sankt Ulrich, Augsburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-86744-023-3.
  • Is the Lord's time: Meditations for Church Year. Boniface, Paderborn 2008, ISBN 978-3-89710-417-4.
  • The secret of the mustard seed: Principles of the theological thought of Pope Benedict XVI. Pustet, Regensburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7917-2304-4.

About Kurt Koch

  • Evening talks with Bishop Kurt Koch; Cat Media, Baden 2007, ISBN 978-3-906809-16-8.
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