Viktor Josef Dammertz

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Roman Catholic Church
Appointed24 December 1992
Orders
Ordination21 September 1957
by Bishop Josef Freundorfer
Consecration30 January 1993
by Friedrich Cardinal Wetter
Personal details
Born
Josef Dammertz

8 June 1929
Schaephuysen, Germany
Died2 March 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 90)
St. Ottilien Archabbey, Germany
Previous post(s)
EducationJ.C.D. 1960 Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Pontificio Sant'Anselmo
MottoFür euch - mit euch
Coat of armsViktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B.'s coat of arms

Viktor Josef Dammertz (8 June 1929 – 2 March 2020) was a

Order of Saint Benedict from 1977-1992. He was nominated by Pope John Paul II as Bishop of the Diocese of Augsburg
24 December 1992, consecrated 30 January 1993, and resigned 9 June 2004.

Biography

Josef Dammertz was born in Schaephuysen,

Canon Law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich where he would graduate in 1960 with a Doctorate in Canon Law (J.C.D.). His dissertation was entitled "Das Verfassungsrecht der benediktinischen Mönchskongregation in Geschichte und Gegenwart."[1][2]

From 1960 to 1975 he would serve in many abbey and congregational assignments, which included missionary trips and attending the

Second Vatican Council as the secretary to the Archabbot of St. Ottilien. On 8 January 1975 Dammertz would be elected as Archabbot of St. Ottilien Archabbey and President of the Congregation of Saint Ottilien. In this dual role of responsibility, he would travel the world visiting congregational monastic foundations.[3]
On 22 September 1977 he was elected as the sixth Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation of the Order of Saint Benedict.[4]

As Abbot Primate he resided in Rome, Italy, while also overseeing Sant'Anselmo all'Aventino and promoting the “Pontificio Ateneo Sant'Anselmo” to the monasteries of the world. The Ateneo had been in danger of closure due to falling enrollment, so Dammertz undertook visits to over 750 monasteries around the world to support the institution. In addition, he was noted for his early development (with Abbess Máire Hickey of Dinklage Abbey) of the ‘’Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum’’ (CIB) that would later serve as the international association for women monastics. Dammertz resigned as Abbot Primate in 1992, after which he was nominated by Pope John Paul II on 24 December 1992 as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Augsburg, Germany.[5]

Dammertz was consecrated as bishop on 30 January 1993 by Friedrich Cardinal Wetter, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. During his tenure Dammertz served in various German Bishops' Conference positions, as well as numerous Vatican congregations. At the required age of 75 he submitted his resignation which was accepted on 8 June 2004.[6] He continued his life initially as a chaplain to a monastic community of sisters, but finally returned in 2018 to his home archabbey of St. Ottilien where he died peacefully on 7 March 2020. Due to his episcopal rank, he was buried in the Cathedral of Augsburg.[7][8][9]

Bibliography

Dammertz had numerous books, articles, and interview content. His books and articles have been translated into over twenty different languages. He is also catalogued in the German National Library[10] and Worldcat.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Viktor Josef Dammertz". www.benediktinerlexikon.de (in German). Biographia Benedictina (Benedictine Biography). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Viktor Josef Dammertz". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Priest in Africa Murdered by Criminals, Not Political Assassins". Catholic News Service. Albany, NY. 17 March 1977. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Benedictines Elect Leader". Catholic News Service. Albany, NY. 4 November 1977. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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  6. ^ "Altbischof Viktor Josef Dammertz". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 2 February 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Viktor Josef Dammertz". www.benediktinerlexikon.de (in German). Biographia Benedictina (Benedictine Biography). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Früherer Bischof Viktor Josef Dammertz ist tot". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Requiem und Beisetzung von Bischof em. Viktor Josef Dammertz im Hohen Dom". www.bistum-augsburg.de (in German). Bistum Augsburg. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Publications by or about Viktor Dammertz". www.dnb.de (in German). KATALOG DER DEUTSCHEN NATIONALBIBLIOTHEK. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Publications by or about Viktor Dammertz". www.worldcat.org. Worldcat. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Suso Brechter
 Archabbot of St. Ottilien Archabbey
1975-1977 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Suso Brechter
 Abbot President of the Benedictine Congregation of Saint Ottilien
1975-1977 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Josef Stimpfle
 Bishop of Augsburg
1993–2004 		Succeeded by
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