Institut Papst Benedikt XVI.

The Institut Papst Benedikt XVI. (Institute Pope Benedict XVI) is a research institution founded in 2008 under the sponsorship of the bishop's ordinariate of the Diocese of Regensburg in Germany. It was established by Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, whom Pope Benedict XVI had commissioned to edit his collected works. The institute's central task is the scholarly accompaniment of the edition Joseph Ratzinger Gesammelte Schriften (JRGS), published by Verlag Herder, which gathers the printed and unprinted writings of Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI together with their biographical and theological contexts. To support this work, the institute maintains a publicly accessible special library and an archive, and organizes international academic conferences. The institute is located within the premises of the Episcopal Priests' Seminary in Regensburg. Its rooms were blessed on 17 March 2008 by the Apostolic Nuncio in Germany, Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset, and work began there on 1 September 2008. The official opening took place on 30 October 2008, when the first published volume, Theologie der Liturgie (Volume XI of the collected works), was presented to the Nuncio in a ceremony attended by Bishop Müller, the chairman of the German Bishops' Conference Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, and the Archbishop of Munich and Freising Reinhard Marx. In 2010 the artist Michael Triegel painted a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI for the institute's foyer. Beyond the library and archive, the institute publishes the annual Mitteilungen des Institut-Papst-Benedikt XVI., which documents its editorial work and discusses sources, reception and debate surrounding Benedict's writings; the eleventh volume appeared in January 2019. It also publishes the book series Ratzinger-Studien, featuring monographs and conference proceedings that discuss and interpret Ratzinger's theology. In September 2010 Benedict XVI transferred his private house in Pentling to the institute; after partial renovation and reconstruction of its furnishings, the house opened in September 2012 as a meeting place and biographical museum. The founding director is Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer. The deputy director, who handles operational leadership and coordinates the institute's work, is the lay theologian Christian Schaller, who received the Joseph Ratzinger Prize in 2013 for his work. Scientific staff include Franz-Xaver Heibl, Tanja Constien and Barbara Krämer, alongside employed specialists for the library, archive and secretariat. A ten-member board of trustees (Kuratorium), appointed by the Bishop of Regensburg, advises the institute's leadership on all scholarly questions. The institute sees itself not as a competitor to the Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI Foundation but as closely interlinked with it; some individuals, such as Siegfried Wiedenhofer, have served on the boards of both organizations.

The Institut Papst Benedikt XVI. was founded in 2008 by Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller of Regensburg, whom Pope Benedict XVI had commissioned to edit his collected works. The institute is sponsored by the bishop's ordinariate of the Diocese of Regensburg. Its rooms, located within the Episcopal Priests' Seminary in Regensburg, were blessed on 17 March 2008 by the Apostolic Nuncio in Germany, Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset, and work began there on 1 September 2008. The official opening followed on 30 October 2008, when the first published volume of the collected works, Theologie der Liturgie (Volume XI), was presented to the Nuncio in a ceremony attended by Bishop Müller, the chairman of the German Bishops' Conference Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, and the Archbishop of Munich and Freising Reinhard Marx. Müller was to continue this task even after his appointment as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The institute's main task is the scholarly accompaniment of the edition Joseph Ratzinger Gesammelte Schriften (JRGS), published by Verlag Herder. To this end it collects Benedict's printed and unprinted works together with biographical and theological contexts and provides sources and secondary literature in a publicly accessible special library. It also organizes international academic conferences. In March 2009 a symposium on Volume XI, Theologie der Liturgie, was held at the seminary; a volume of the lectures appeared in autumn 2009 from Verlag Friedrich Pustet in the Ratzinger-Studien series. The publication of the second volume, containing Benedict's unabridged habilitation thesis and further Bonaventure studies, was likewise accompanied by a symposium in autumn 2009. In 2010 the artist Michael Triegel painted a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI for the institute's foyer. In September 2010 Benedict XVI transferred his private house in Pentling to the institute; after partial renovation and reconstruction of its furnishings, the house opened in September 2012 as a meeting place and biographical museum. The institute publishes the annual Mitteilungen des Institut-Papst-Benedikt XVI., which accompanies its editorial work and addresses sources, reception and discussion of Benedict's work; the eleventh volume appeared in January 2019. It also publishes the Ratzinger-Studien series of monographs and conference proceedings. The founding director is Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer. The deputy director, who handles operational leadership and coordinates the institute's work, is the lay theologian Christian Schaller, who received the Joseph Ratzinger Prize in 2013 for his work. Scientific staff include Franz-Xaver Heibl, Tanja Constien and Barbara Krämer, alongside employed specialists for the library, archive and secretariat. The deputy director and the male scientific staff member are always members of the ten-member Kuratorium, appointed by the Bishop of Regensburg, which advises the institute's leadership on all scholarly questions. Other known board members include Marianne Schlosser, Paolo Sottopietra, Maximilian Heim, Gerhard Nachtwei, Ludwig Raischl, Michael Karger, Karl Pichler, Rolf Schönberger, Helmut Hoping, Josef Zöhrer and Peter Hofmann. The institute sees itself not as a competitor to the Joseph Ratzinger Pope Benedict XVI Foundation but as closely interlinked with it; Siegfried Wiedenhofer, for example, belonged to the boards of both organizations.

• Institute founded by Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller under the Diocese of Regensburg.

• Institute rooms blessed by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset.

• Work begins at the institute.

• Official opening; first volume Theologie der Liturgie presented.

• Symposium on Volume XI, Theologie der Liturgie, held in Regensburg.

• Second volume of collected works (habilitation thesis and Bonaventure studies) published, accompanied by a symposium.

• Michael Triegel paints portrait of Pope Benedict XVI for the institute's foyer.

• Benedict XVI transfers his private house in Pentling to the institute.

• Pentling house opens as a meeting place and biographical museum.

• Deputy Director Christian Schaller receives the Joseph Ratzinger Prize.

• Eleventh volume of the Mitteilungen published.

• JRGS Volume 15 'Aus meinem Leben' and Ratzingerstudien Volume 27 'Konzil und Heiligkeit' published; MIPB 18 published.

A scholarly institute of the Diocese of Regensburg dedicated to the critical edition and study of the theological works of Pope Benedict XVI.

• Joseph Ratzinger Gesammelte Schriften (JRGS)

  Collected works of Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI, published by Verlag Herder, edited by Gerhard Ludwig Müller.

• Mitteilungen des Institut-Papst-Benedikt XVI.

  Annual publication accompanying the editorial work, covering sources, reception and discussion of Benedict's work.

• Ratzinger-Studien

  Book series of monographs and conference proceedings discussing and interpreting Ratzinger's theology.

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