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Adress:
Seybothstr. 4
81545 Munich

Tel:
+49 89 / 648 185

Fax:
+49 89 / 644 428

The Rev. Dorothee Hahn, Vicar

 
The Parish

The Church of St. Boniface celebrated its first service in December 2001 as a satellite congregation of the Church of the Ascension in Munich to serve the needs of English speaking Christians in the Augsburg area. Since the beginning we are guests of the Old Catholic congregation in the Heilig-Geist-Kapelle. For three years we are now meeting twice a month. On the first Sunday of the month we celebrate Holy Eucharist together, on the third Friday we join for Evening Prayer. Since July we are meeting on the first and third Sunday of the month for Holy Eucharist. According to German law we are part of the Church of the Ascension which is registered as an "Eingetragener Verein" (e.V.).

Annual parish picnic 2006
Annual parish picnic 2006

The Convocation

The Church of St. Boniface Augsburg is a mission under the jurisdiction of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe, which comes under the umbrella of Province Two of the Episcopal Church U.S.A. The Convocation cannot truly be called a Diocese as the jurisdictional authority crosses national borders.

The Bishop responsible for the Convocation is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori. Her Suffragan Bishop, who is in charge of the Convocation, is the Right Reverend Pierre W. Whalon, whose office is housed at the Cathedral in Paris and whose responsibilities also include liaison with the Church of England Diocese of Europe and other ecumenical relations, in addition to the oversight of eight churches and several missions within the Convocation.

The Rt. Rev. Pierre W. Whalon visits the congregation (18. Febuary 2007)
The Rt. Rev. Pierre W. Whalon visits the congregation (18. Febuary 2007)

There are eight Episcopal churches in the Convocation: Ascension, Munich; St. James, Florence; St. Paul's Within-the-Walls, Rome; Christ the King, Frankfurt; Emmanuel Church, Geneva; All Saints Church, Waterloo; St. Augustine of Canterbury, Wiesbaden; and the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris. Episcopal services are also available through the outreach ministries within the Convocation which include: Augsburg and Nürnberg from the Church of the Ascension, Munich; Karlsruhe from St. Augustine of Canterbury, Wiesbaden; and Clermont-Ferrand (Royat) from the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris.

It is of note that Europe is the only part of the world with overlapping jurisdictions of the Anglican Communion represented. The Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowell, along with his Suffragan Bishop, the Right Reverend David Hamid, oversee the Church of England Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe, which comprises approximately 200 chaplaincies. Other Anglican Churches in Europe include the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain under the leadership of the Right Reverend Carlos Lopez Lozano and the Lusitanian Church in Portugal led by the Right Reverend Fernando Soares.

Eucharistic Minister Alex Poeppel, The Rev. Dale Carr (First Vicar of St. Boniface), The Rev. Susan Johnson (Visiting Priest), & the Rev. Thomas J.-P.
Eucharistic Minister Alex Poeppel, The Rev. Dale Carr (First Vicar of St. Boniface), The Rev. Susan Johnson (Visiting Priest), & the Rev. Thomas J.-P.