Georg Moser (10 June 1923 – 9 May 1988)[1] was a German Catholic Bishop. He was the Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.[2]
Biography
editMoser was born in Leutkirch in the Allgäu. He studied theology at the University of Tübingen from 1942 to 1947.[3] He entered the priesthood in 1948.[1] Moser earned his doctorate at the same university in 1962.
On 14 November 1970 he was consecrated bishop in Stuttgart, and on 25 February 1975 he became Bishop of Rottenburg (in 1978 the diocese was renamed Rottenburg-Stuttgart). During his time as bishop, he started the 'Johann Sebastian Drey Foundation' and the 'Family Living Space' foundation.[3]
Moser died in Stuttgart at the age of 65 after a long, difficult illness.
Awards
editMoser was given several awards including;
- Papal Privy Chamberlain (1965)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Order of Malta (1983)
- Media Prize of the Southern German Order of Malta (1989)[3]
Publications
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Biography - Bishop Dr. Georg Moser". Bishop Moser Foundation. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ Küng, Hans (3 July 2014). Disputed Truth: Memoirs Volume 2. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-4729-1098-1.
- ^ a b c "Moser, Georg". Deutsch Biographie. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "Moser, Georg". Amazon. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "Moser, Georg". ABE books. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
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