Gerhard Feige
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His Excellency Gerhard Feige | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Magdeburg | |
 Gerhard Feige | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Magdeburg |
| Appointed | 23 February 2005 |
| Installed | 16 April 2005 |
| Predecessor | Leopold Nowak |
| Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Magdeburg |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 July 1978 by Hans-Georg Braun |
| Consecration | 11 September 1999 by Leopold Nowak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 19, 1951 Halle, East Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Signature |  |
| Coat of arms |  |
Gerhard Feige (born 19 November 1951) is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg since 2005. Feige previously was the auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Magdeburg from 1999 to 2005.
Early life
George Feige was born in Halle, East Germany.[citation needed]
Priesthood
Feige was ordained a priest on 1 July 1978 for the Diocese of Magdeburg and worked in Salzwedel. He promoted and worked as a teacher of church history, patrology and study of eastern churches.[citation needed]
Episcopacy
On 11 September 1999 he was appointed titular bishop of Tisedi and an auxiliary bishop of Magdeburg. On 23 February 2005, he was appointed bishop of Magdeburg and installed on 16 April 2005. He succeeded Leo Nowak.[citation needed]
Since 2004, Feige has served as one of two co-chairmen of the Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox-Catholic Working Group, an ecumenical group of Catholic and Eastern Orthodox theologians—clerics and lay people—which promotes unity and investigates the differences between these Christian traditions.[1]
Feige is a member of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and a chairman of the Ecumenical Commission of the German Bishops' Conference.[2][3]
