Frank Bayard (born 11 October 1971) is a German Catholic priest and 66th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.[1]
Superior General Frank Bayard | |
|---|---|
| Grand Master and Abbot | |
 | |
| Elected | 22 August 2018 |
| In office | 2018–present |
| Predecessor | Bruno Platter |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 July 2006 by Friedrich Wetter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1971 Püttlingen, Saarland, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Residence | Vienna |
| Previous post(s) | General Treasurer of the Teutonic Order |
| Education | Allensbach Hochschule |
| Motto | Noli timere – meus es tu (Do not fear – you are mine) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Early life edit
After completing an apprenticeship as a banker at Deutsche Bank, Bayard studied business administration and European economics at the Wissenschaftliche Hochschule Lahr (WHL), graduating with a degree in business administration.[2][3]
Religious life edit
In 2000, Bayard entered the Teutonic Order, made his perpetual profession on 19 September 2004,[4] and studied philosophy, Catholic theology, history, and health care management in Innsbruck and Vienna from 2001 to 2008. On 22 July 2006, he received the sacrament of priestly ordination in the Collegiate Church of Weyarn from the Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Friedrich Cardinal Wetter.[1] Since 2015, he has been a parochial vicar of the parish of Gumpoldskirchen in the Archdiocese of Vienna.
In 2006 he was elected to the General Government of the Teutonic Order as General Councillor of the German Brotherly Province. From 2008 to 2018, he served as the order's general treasurer. On 22 August 2018, at the General Chapter of the Teutonic Order in Vienna, Bayard was elected to succeed Bruno Platter as Abbot General and Grand Master of the Order for a six-year term[5] and was immediately installed in office. On 17 November of the same year, the abbatial blessing was imparted to him by the cardinal Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Schönborn, in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.[6][7]
After the founding of the Austrian Conference of Religious Orders in December 2019, as a merger of the Superior's Conference and the Association of Women's Orders of Austria, the women's and men's orders of the Archdiocese of Vienna and the Diocese of Eisenstadt, the Diocesan Conference of Vienna/Eisenstadt, chaired by Secretary General Christine Rod, appointed Bayard as president of the Diocesan Conference of Vienna/Eisenstadt on 15 September 2020.[8] As of 16 September 2020[update], Bayard was also appointed a member of the board of the Institute of Austrian Religious Orders.[9]
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bayard made a personal donation of €5,000 and a donation of €10,000 from the Order to the local government of Malbork in order to help Ukrainian refugees there.[10]
Honours edit
Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi – Ecclesiastical class pro Piis Meritis Melitensi (13 October 2021).[11] Awarded as a sign of the solidarity of the two orders of chivalry and in recognition of the achievements of the Teutonic Order in the service of the "Lord's Sick".
References edit
- ^ a b "Saarländer Frank Bayard wird Nachfolger von Bruno Platter". domradio.de (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Reuther, Marco (24 March 2019). "Lebendige Geschichte: Vom Banker zum Ordens-Hochmeister". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Pater Frank Bayard ist neuer Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens". Tiroler Tageszeitung Online (in German). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Frank Bayard neuer Hochmeister des Deutschen Ordens". religion.ORF.at (in German). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Deutscher Orden: Brüder und Schwestern vom Deutschen Haus St. Mariens in Jerusalem". deutscher-orden.at. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Neuer Deutschordens-Hochmeister feierte Abtweihe im Stephansdom – Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in German). 17 November 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Ordensmeister aus dem Saarland zum Abt geweiht". SR.de (in German). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Gsellmann, Martin. "Ordenskonferenz der Erzdiözese Wien und der Diözese Eisenstadt unter neuer Leitung". Ordensgemeinschaften Österreich. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Institut Österreichischer Orden". Ordensgemeinschaften Österreich. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Krzyżacy przekazują Malborkowi pomoc dla uchodźców z Ukrainy". Zawsze Pomorze (in Polish). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Verleihung des Großkreuzes "pro piis meritis"". Souveräner Malteserorden (in German). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
Further reading edit
- "Streiter für Glaube und Tradition". die-tagespost.de (in German). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- "Deutscher Orden hat neuen Hochmeister". Vatican News (in German). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- "46-letniFrank Bayard nowym wielkim mistrzem Zakonu Krzyżackiego". deon.pl (in Polish). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Nowy wielki mistrz Zakonu Krzyżackiego przyjął święcenia opata". tvp.info (in Polish). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- "Grunwald: władze Polski i Litwy o wspólnej przeszłości i przyszłości". belsat.eu (in Polish). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- Fugger, Christoph; Zwischenbrugger, Sarah; Rauch, Wolf. "Selbstdarstellung von Orden in den elektronischen Medien (am Beispiel der Männerorden)". UB Graz (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
External links edit
- Der Hochmeister German