Karl Christian Ebert (15 October 1916 – 12 November 1974) was a German Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop in the Episcopal District of

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Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

in East Germany.''Bishop Karl Christian Ebert''
at www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 7 Feb 2016. Karl Ebert was born on 15 October 1916 in Würzburg, Bavaria. He was ordained in 1941 as a priest and was a

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in Lahnstein and a soldier in the Wehrmacht. In 1948 he became a chaplain in Hammelburg, in 1950 the

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and

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in Wernshausen and, in 1959, the parson of

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. In 1968 he became the dean of Saalfeld and, in 1971, the episcopal commissar of the Bishop of Würzburg in Meiningen. On 20 July 1973 he was made the titular bishop of '' Druas'' by Pope

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and auxiliary bishop of the Episcopal District of Erfurt-Meiningen and appointed as the episcopal vicar for the Episcopal Vicariate of Meiningen. His episcopal consecration was conducted by the apostolic administrator in the Episcopal District of Erfurt-Meiningen, Hugo Aufderbeck, on 15 September 1973. Karl Ebert died on 12 November 1974 in

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

, East Germany.

References

Literature

* Short biography on: Ebert, Karl. In: ''Wer war wer in der DDR?'' 5th issue, Vol. 1, Ch. Links, Berlin, 2010, .

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebert, Karl 1916 births 1974 deaths Clergy from Würzburg People from the Kingdom of Bavaria German Roman Catholic titular bishops 20th-century German Roman Catholic bishops German Army personnel of World War II Auxiliary bishops 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests