Kurt Weigel

Kurt Weigel (born 19 March 1950) is a German Catholic priest, writer and hymn writer. He worked for decades on the island and tourist destination of Wangerooge. After retirement there in 2016, he has worked at the St. Vincenzstift, Aulhausen, where he initiated monthly alternative services called Tatort-Gottesdienst.

Life and career Weigel was born in Cloppenburg on 19 March 1950. After his consecration as a priest at the Münster Cathedral he was vicar first of St. Martinus in Greven from 1976 to 1980, then of on the island of Wangerooge until 1985. He was then spiritual at the seminary of Limburg an der Lahn. In 1994 he returned to Wangerooge as parish priest.

The parish has around 200 local members but many more tourists during vacations. During these period, Weigel invited a team of 15 to twenty people to live in his house and assist in a broad program to offer spiritual guidance.

Weigel retired on 5 April 2015 and took residence at the St. Vincenzstift, Aulhausen, serving as a priest.

Works Es gibt Zeiten, da möchte ich auf einer Insel wohnen. Aschendorff-Verlag, 2001. Heilende Nähe. Lahn Verlag, Limburg, (with ). Gebete – nicht nur für den Urlaub. 1988. Mit ausgestreckten Händen. 44 Karten mit Gebeten und Zeichnungen von Kurt Weigel. Verlag Terwelp.