* 06.05.1960 in Bitburg/Germany
Primary School and High School in Bitburg/Germany
Study of Philosophy and Theology in Trier and Freiburg / Germany
Further education: courses in communication, clinical pastoral work, counseling, computer, Care & Counseling HIV/AIDS (Centre for Applied Psychology Pretoria/South Africa)
1986 Ordination to priesthood for the Dioecese of Trier / Germany
1986 – 1991 pastoral work as priest in various parishes in Germany
1991 – 1996
various work experience: worker@McDonalds/Germany, farm worker/Lorca-Spain, work in refugee camp (Croatia), hospital for terminal ill cancer patients (Germany), social worker @ Frankfurt airport (work with refugees)
1996/1997
pastoral work as “Vikar” in Neuwied/Germany
1997 – 2009
Chaplain to the German speaking Catholic Community in Cape Town (2002 2009 also looking after the German speaking community as priest in Durban)
Since 10/2009
Donum Fidei Priest working for HOPE Cape Town, Catholic AIDS Network, POZ (Pastoral Care for HIV positive priests, religious & seminarians) in the Archdiocese of Cape Town
Other activities:
2006 – 2012
Board Member of IAM ( Integrative and affirmative Ministry) – Cape Town/South Africa
Member of IAM Executive Committee & Chair (2011/12)
Since 1997
Member of the Rotary Club of Signal Hill – Cape Town/South Africa
2000- 2006
Chairperson of HOPE Cape Town Association – Cape Town/South Africa
Since 2000
Member of the management committee of HOPE Cape Town Association – Cape Town/South Africa
since 2011 named Board of HOPE Cape Town Association
Since 2006
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees HOPE – Cape Town Trust – Cape Town/South Africa
Since 2007
Board Member of the Board of Trustees HOPE Kapstadt Stiftung – Bonn/Germany
Since 2009
Member of the Regional Council of the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry – Cape Town/South Africa – Vice Chairperson
Since 2010
Member 2010 Member of the national working group “energy efficiency/renewable energy” – Southern African – German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Since 2011
Correspondent for Explizit.net – the Catholic Internet Portal for the German-speaking countries (part-time)
Since 2012
Chaplain to sea (pastoral care for passengers on cruise liners) (part-time)
Awards
1999
Merit Award – Daemlin School of Computers – Cape Town/South Africa
2005
Paul-Harris Fellowship Award – Rotary International for the work done in the fields of HIV and AIDS – Cape Town/South Africa
2006
“1001 Christenpreis” for courage in the church – Parish St. Michael – Schweinfurt/Germany
2008
Erich Kaestner Award for work that promote tolerance, humanity and international understanding – Presseclub Dresden/Germany
Others:
Member of the International AIDS Society IAS
Member of the Cape Town Club – Cape Town
Member of the Deutsche Afrika Stiftung e.V.
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