Michael Gerber (born January 15, 1970 in Oberkirch) is a German

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda The Diocese of Fulda (Latin ''Dioecesis Fuldensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in the north of the German state of Hessen. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is in Fulda Cathedral. History The histo ...

Life

Gerber studied Catholic

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and

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. On 11 May 1997 Gerber was ordained priest in

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

. On 12 June 2013 Gerber was appointed as auxiliary bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau. On 8 September 2013 Gerber became titular bishop of Migirpa. On 31 March 2019 Gerber became bishop of

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. History ...

Positions

In June 2021 Gerber supported reforms at Synodal path in Germany. He supports women ordination,

married priests Clerical marriage is practice of allowing Christian clergy (those who have already been ordained) to marry. This practice is distinct from allowing married persons to become clergy. Clerical marriage is admitted among Protestants, including both ...

and blessing for same-sex unions.Fuldaerzeitung.de:Bischof Michael Gerber im Interview: „Frage nach der Rolle der Frauen ist hochrelevant“
June 2021

Works by Gerber

* ''Zur Liebe berufen. Pastoraltheologische Kriterien für die Formung geistlicher Berufe in Auseinandersetzung mit Luigi M. Rulla und Josef Kentenich''. Echter Verlag, Würzburg 2008, (dissertation). * ''Barfuß klettern. Ermutigungen für Christen heute''. Herder, Freiburg 2015, .

References

External links

* * Erzbistum Freiburg:

' (German), 12 June 2013 * Badische Zeitung: ttp://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg/michael-gerber-der-paepstliche-quartiergeber--49509110.html Michael Gerber – der päpstliche Quartiergeber(German), 13 September 2011
Fuldaer Zeitung: Neue Karte im Bischofsquartettspiel: Michael Gerber
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