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Paul Oestreicher was born on 29 September, 1931, is an A 20th-century english anglican priest. Discover Paul Oestreicher's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

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1931

Paul Oestreicher (born 29 September 1931, Meiningen, Germany) is an Anglican priest, Quaker, peace and human rights activist.

1938

In 1938, shortly after he began school, his family had to leave their home in Germany due to the Jewish ancestry of his father, the paediatrician Paul Oestreicher (1896–1981).

1939

They found asylum in New Zealand in 1939, where he grew up.

1949

He studied Political Science and German Literature at the University of Otago and the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand from 1949–1955, completing an MA with a thesis on the history of conscientious objection to WWII in New Zealand (1955).

Whilst he was at the University of Otago he was editor of its student newspaper, Critic.

He then moved to the University of Bonn for a two-year Alexander von Humboldt research fellowship to study Christianity and Marxism under professor Helmut Gollwitzer.

1956

Between 1956 and 1958 he trained as an Anglican Priest at Lincoln Theological College.

There, he married the Berlin physiotherapist Lore, née Feind.

There followed four children Barbara, Martin, Nicola and Daniel (dec.).

1958

He spent from 1958 to 1959 as assistant guest pastor to the German Protestant Church in Rüsselsheim in the church province of Hessen-Nassau, at the invitation of Church President Martin Niemöller.

1959

In 1959 he was ordained deacon in St Paul's Cathedral London and priest a year later.

He served as curate in the parish of Holy Trinity Church, Dalston in east London, where he was trained by vicar Stanley Evans, a founding member of the Christian Socialist Movement, now Christians on the Left.

1961

From 1961 to 1964 he was a Features Producer in the BBC religious broadcasting department, winning an American Radio Award for a programme on abortion.

1964

From 1964 to 1969 he was the Secretary of the East-West Relations Advisory Committee of the British Council of Churches, continuing this role in an honorary capacity until 1985.

He took an active part early on in the Christian Peace Conference (Prague) and in 1964 was elected to its executive committee.

1968

On account of his critique of Soviet policies he was expelled from the Executive in 1968.

He said his 'parish' stretched from East Berlin to Vladivostok, and he paid 77 pastoral visits to East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

From 1968 to 1981 he was appointed the parish priest of the Church of the Ascension, Blackheath by John Robinson (bishop of Woolwich).

During this time he appointed Deaconess Elsie Baker to lead the pastoral work of the parish, well ahead of the ordination of women to the priesthood.

1970

He was a member of the General Synod of the Church of England from 1970–81 and 1995–97.

1974

In 1974 in his personal capacity, he was invited by the West German Minister of Justice, and the families of the prisoners, to help bring to an end a long-lasting hunger strike by the imprisoned members of the Red Army Faction, which had led to deaths inside and, in retaliation, outside the prison system.

This entailed mediating between Attorney-General Siegfried Buback and the prisoners.

Although partially successful, this mission did not prevent the subsequent deaths of the leading RAF prisoners.

1979

In 1979 he encouraged Helen Bamberto set up the Medical Foundation for Care of Victims of Torture.

1981

From 1981 to 1985 he was Director of the Division of International Affairs of the British Council of Churches.

As part of this work, in cooperation with the South African Council of Churches, he was actively involved in the Anti-Apartheid Movement.

Later, at the invitation of Desmond Tutu, he helped to bring an end to the armed conflict between the African National Congress and Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party.

During this period he became a member of the Society of Friends.

He made a substantial contribution to the work of the Dresden Trust, which raised funds in the UK for the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche in Dresden.

1985

The Church of England eventually ordained her in her 85th year.

Oestreicher was a founding member of the Movement for the Ordination of Women.

In 1985 the Diocesan Synod elected Oestreicher Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand.

The Anglican Church leadership declined to ratify this election.

From 1985–1997, Oestreicher was Canon Residentiary and Director of the International Centre for Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral UK.

This enabled him to further the work of the Community of the Cross of Nails.

After his retirement, he continued to work in an advisory role with his successor Andrew White (priest).

1993

In 1993, he spent a sabbatical year as Humboldt Fellow at the Free University of Berlin, studying Church-state relations in East Germany.

1995

In 1995 he became President of Action by Christians Against Torture.

1998

After his retirement in 1998 Oestreicher continued to work at Coventry Cathedral in an advisory capacity, remaining Canon Emeritus.

2000

His wife Lore died in 2000.