Leon Arthur Elchinger
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Léon-Arthur Elchinger (2 July 1908, Soufflenheim - 30 June 1998 Strasbourg) was the Bishop of Strasbourg from 1967 to 1984
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[edit] Diploma
[edit] Career in the Order
- 1931 : Ordained catholic Priest in April in Strasbourg, then nominated professor and director at the theological seminary of Strasbourg
- 1938 : Military chaplain in Strasbourg
- 1941 : Nominated Senior of the theological seminary of Strasbourg which was actually withdraw back to Clermont-Ferrand during the World War II
- 1945 : Nominated Diocesan director of the catholic pedagogy of Strasbourg
- 1947 : Nominated Canon of the Strasbourg Cathedral
- 1958 : Nominated ancillary Bishop and coadjutor Mgr Weber
- 1962-1965 : participate at the Second Vatican Council meeting there Pope John XXIII, Paul VI and the future John Paul II. His intervention were pretty noted at that time : they concerned mainly the rehabilitation of Galileo Galilei
- 1967 : Nominated Bishop of Strasbourg
- 1984 : He resigned to his charge of Bishop of Strasbourg, being replaced by Mgr Charles-Amarin Brand
- 1984-1998 : Very active during his retirement, he wrote several book and were also present quite often in media. He died three days before his 90 birthday.
[edit] Bibliography
- By Léon-Arthur Elchinger :
- Urgence du vrai, Cri d'un évêque - Mame, collection Religion
- Je plaide pour l'homme - Fayard, collection Religion
- Liberté d'un Evêque - Centurion
- David contre Goliath aujourd'hui - Fayard, collection Christianime
- Risquer la vérité, les racines de l'avenir - Fayard, collection Christianime
- L'âme de l'Alsace et son avenir - La Nuée Bleue
- Paroles pour la France - Salvator