Pierre Mamie

Pierre Mamie ( born March 4, 1920 in La Chaux -de-Fonds, Switzerland, † 14 March, 2008 Villars -sur -Glane, Switzerland ) was Roman Catholic bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.

Life

Pierre Mamie came from a family of watchmakers. After his schooling at St. Michael's College in Freiburg in 1941, he entered the seminary Freiburg. There he received on July 7, 1946, the ordination. He initially worked as a curate in Lausanne. From 1955 to 1960 he studied theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas ( Angelicum ) in Rome, in 1958 he received his doctorate at the Pontifical Istituto Biblico a doctor of theology and also earned a degree in Biblical Studies. From 1960 to 1968 he was rector of Freiburg Seminary. He was also a professor of exegesis at the seminary (1960-1968) and professor of Old Testament exegesis at the University of Freiburg ( 1966-1968 ).

He was by Paul VI in 1968. appointed Titular Bishop of Otriculum and appointed Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg. He received his episcopal consecration on October 6, 1968 Charles Cardinal Journet; Co-consecrators were the Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, François Charrière, and the Bishop of Chur, John Vonderach. In 1970 he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg.

Bishop Mamie was from 1977 to 1979 and from 1992 to 1994 Chairman of the Swiss Bishops Conference ( SBK). During his tenure, he had in 1994 with the coming of the culture war of the 19th century so-called " diocese Product» (Article 72 paragraph 3 ) deal in the Swiss Federal Constitution, which assigned to the State approving the diocese borders; This article has been abolished in a referendum in 2001.

Mamie was a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (1973-2000) and member of the Congregation for the Clergy ( 1979-1982 ). In 1976 he was invested in the Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem.

His 1995 resignation of John Paul II was granted; In 1995 he was also made ​​an honorary citizen of Freiburg.

Mamie used life numerous friendships with artists and writers, notably with Jean Tinguely and Frédéric Dard. Together with Frédéric Dard, he was author of the work, " D' homme à homme ". After retiring in 1995, he devoted himself particularly to the publication of the works of Charles Journet.

He died in the foyer Jean -Paul II in Villars -sur -Glane and was buried on 18 March 2008 in Freiburg's Cathedral of Saint Nicholas.