Einladung zur Akademischen Feier - Evangelisch

Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät
Einladung
zur Verleihung des Ehrendoktorats
der Universität Wien an
The Most Reverend
DR. DESMOND TUTU,
Archbishop Emeritus
UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring 1
1010 Wien
T +43-1-4277-0
www.univie.ac.at
Einladung
Freitag, 12. Juni 2009
Programm
11.00 Uhr
Begrüßung
O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Winckler
Rektor der Universität Wien
O. Univ.-Prof. DDDr. James Alfred Loader
Dekan der Evangelisch-Theologischen Fakultät
Laudatio
O. Univ.-Prof. DDDr. James Alfred Loader
Ernennung zum Ehrendoktor der
Universität Wien
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born in Klerksdorp, South
Africa on 7 October 1931. After three years as a high
school teacher, he entered the Anglican ministry in 1958.
He received his Licentiate in Theology in 1960 from
St. Peter's Theological College, Johannesburg, and was
ordained in Johannesburg in 1961. In 1984 he received
the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his extraordinary
contributions to world peace.
In 1985 he was elected Bishop of Johannesburg. In 1986
Bishop Tutu was elevated to Archbishop of Cape Town,
and in this capacity he did much to bridge the chasm
between black and white in South Africa. In 1995 President
Nelson Mandela appointed him Chairman of the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission, a body set up to probe
human rights violations that occurred under apartheid. In
1996, shortly after his retirement from office as Archbishop
of Cape Town, Dr Tutu was granted the honorary title of
Archbishop Emeritus.
Archbishop Tutu holds honorary degrees from many
universities, including Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Yale
and Pretoria. He has become an icon of hope far beyond
the Church and Southern Africa.
Dankesworte
Schlussworte
Kleiner Empfang
Zeit:
Freitag, 12. Juni 2009
11.00 Uhr
Um Antwort wird gebeten:
(bis 8. Juni 2009)
Margarethe Rössl
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Ort:
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1010 Wien