Manfred Melzer
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'"Manfred Melzer'" born * 28 February 1944 in Solingen-Ohligs) is Archbishop of Cologne in the Roman Catholic Church
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, Freiburg im Breisgau and Cologne
theology
and received on the 1st of February, 1972 in the Cologne Cathedral
the sacrament
him priest's inauguration after the inhabitant of Cologne archbishop
Joseph Kardinal Höffner appoints him his archiepiscopal chaplain and confidential secretary. In 1978 he was appointed in addition to the cathedral curate in the high cathedral church in Cologne, however, secretary of the archbishop remained up to his death in 1987. 3 years before Pope John Paul II
appointed him to the Monsignore.
Since 1988 as a priest in the town Waldbröl
and the municipality Nümbrecht
active, he was appointed on the 9th of June, 1995 by pope Johannes Paul II to the Titular bishop
of Carinola
(Italy) and auxiliary bishop
in Cologne. He received the bishop's inauguration by the Cologne archbishop Joachim Kardinal Meisner on the 10th of September, 1995 in the Cologne Cathedral and is responsible since then for the pastoral district middle of the archbishopric Cologne, so of the town and surroundings (20 deanships). At the same time the archbishop appointed him the bishop's curate for the women's orders in the archbishopric Cologne. In 1998 Melzer was chosen in the metropolitan chapter.
As a member of the German bishops' conference he belongs to the pastoral commission and the commission for questions of the world church. Melzer is also since 2004 chairpersons of German Lourdes an association Cologne inc. in 2006 the bishops chose him the representative for the Catholic police spiritual welfare in Germany.
Roman Catholic Church
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After the Abitur in the state "Quirinus high school" in Neuss he studied in BonnBonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Freiburg im Breisgau and Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and received on the 1st of February, 1972 in the Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and is a World Heritage Site...
the sacrament
Sacrament
A sacrament is a sacred rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites.-General definitions and terms:...
him priest's inauguration after the inhabitant of Cologne archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Joseph Kardinal Höffner appoints him his archiepiscopal chaplain and confidential secretary. In 1978 he was appointed in addition to the cathedral curate in the high cathedral church in Cologne, however, secretary of the archbishop remained up to his death in 1987. 3 years before Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
appointed him to the Monsignore.
Since 1988 as a priest in the town Waldbröl
Waldbröl
Waldbröl is a town is in the southern part of the Oberbergischer Kreis , in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geographical location:The city lies on the slopes of the Nutscheid and is part of the Naturpark Bergisches Land...
and the municipality Nümbrecht
Nümbrecht
Nümbrecht is a municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, in Northrhine-Westfalia, Germany. It is a health resort, known for its good climate.-Neighbouring places:North: WiehlWest: Engelskirchen NümbrechtEast: Reichshof...
active, he was appointed on the 9th of June, 1995 by pope Johannes Paul II to the Titular bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Carinola
Carinola
Carinola is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northwest of Naples and about 30 km northwest of Caserta...
(Italy) and auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
in Cologne. He received the bishop's inauguration by the Cologne archbishop Joachim Kardinal Meisner on the 10th of September, 1995 in the Cologne Cathedral and is responsible since then for the pastoral district middle of the archbishopric Cologne, so of the town and surroundings (20 deanships). At the same time the archbishop appointed him the bishop's curate for the women's orders in the archbishopric Cologne. In 1998 Melzer was chosen in the metropolitan chapter.
As a member of the German bishops' conference he belongs to the pastoral commission and the commission for questions of the world church. Melzer is also since 2004 chairpersons of German Lourdes an association Cologne inc. in 2006 the bishops chose him the representative for the Catholic police spiritual welfare in Germany.