Kurt Koch
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Kurt Koch (born 15 March 1950) is a
Personal background
Koch was born in
Basel
Koch was appointed Bishop of Basel on 6 December 1995. He received
When a group of Swiss
On 27 June 2007, Koch, along with several other Catholic prelates, attended a briefing from the Cardinal Secretary of State, Tarcisio Bertone, at the Apostolic Palace on Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming allowing wider celebration of the Tridentine Mass.[5]
In July 2007, Koch defended the
Koch was President of the Swiss
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
Pope Benedict XVI announced the appointment of Koch as president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on 1 July 2010, taking over from Cardinal Walter Kasper.[7][8] Koch was made archbishop as well. He commented: "The Holy Father told me in February, in a personal audience, his desire that I would begin to lead this council. It is a great joy for me because ecumenism has always been in my heart since in my country, Switzerland, Protestants are very close to us and I have also had a particular interest in the Orthodox Churches."[9]
On 16 October 2010, Pope Benedict appointed Koch as a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for a five-year renewable term.[10]
On 20 October 2010, Pope Benedict made him
On 29 December 2010, Koch was appointed a member of the
Koch headed the Vatican's delegation to
On 4 May 2011 Pope Benedict appointed Koch a member of the
In his role as president of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, Koch spoke to reporters on 16 May 2011, after delivering a speech on Catholic-Jewish relations in light of Vatican II's declaration
16 May 2012, Koch gave the Pope John Paul II Lecture on Interreligious Understanding at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum). Koch spoke on the theme of "Building on Nostra aetate: 50 Years of Christian-Jewish Dialogue".
On 30 October 2012, Koch stated in an interview that, if Lutherans express a wish for an arrangement similar to the personal ordinariates for former Anglicans, the Catholic Church will have to reflect on it, but that the initiative must come from Lutherans.[14][15]
He was one of the
On Saturday, 30 November 2013,
After ten years at the rank of cardinal deacon, he exercised his option to assume the rank of cardinal priest, which Pope Francis confirmed on 3 May 2021.[18]
References
- ^ "Kurt Cardinal Koch [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
- ^ "Swiss bishops denounce calls for Pope to retire". Catholic News Agency. 20 May 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Ich würde den Muslimen zugestehen, ein Minarett zu haben" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Swiss bishop comes out in favour of minarets". Swissinfo. 3 September 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
The problem is really not the strength of Islam but the weakness of Christianity. If we were to go back to our roots and stand behind our convictions we could approach other religions more openly.
- ^ Thavis, John (29 June 2007). "Pope meets bishops, discusses decision on pre-Vatican II liturgy". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Wooden, Cindy (11 July 2007). "Protestant groups dismayed at new document on identity of 'church'". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Rinuncia del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani e Nomina del Successore" (in Italian). Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "WCC welcomes Vatican's new chief ecumenist". World Council of Churches. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ Villa, Carmen Elena (13 July 2010). "Why a Swiss Bishop for the Unity Council". ZENIT. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Nomina di Membri della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede" (in Italian). Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Assegnazione dei Titoli e delle Diaconie ai nuovi Cardinali" [Assignment of Titles and Deaconries to the new Cardinals]. The Holy See (in Italian). Ufficio delle Celebrazioni Liturgiche del Sommo Pontefice. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana" (in Italian). Bulletin of the Holy See Press Office. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "catholicnews.com". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Progressives and traditionalists suffer from the same ailment". Zenit News Agency. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Vatican cardinal opens door to Lutheran ordinaraites". catholiccultre.org. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.11.2013" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ press.vatican.va
- ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per il Voto su alcune Cause di Canonizzazione, 03.05.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
External links
- "Koch Card. Kurt". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- Catholic-Hierarchy [self-published]
- Diocese of Basel (in French)