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The new home for the German Provincialate.

At the same time as the beginning of the new Provincial, Fr. Johannes Siebner SJ, the Provincialate moved to the newly built Canisiushaus in Kaulbachstraße 29a in Munich. With the move to this location in Munich-Schwabing, the province ties up with the history of the former Upper-German province, which had its seat on a neighboring property until 1971. At the time, the Berchmanskolleg with the School of Philosophy moved from Pullach to Munich.

The new Canisiushaus, which has now been completed after exactly two years of construction time, is a combined residential and administrative building. The provincial administration covers four floors and approximately 40 percent of the total area. The Canisiushaus is the new home for Frs. Johannes Siebner (Provincial), Martin Stark (Socius), Ralf Klein (Treasurer), Christoph Soyer (Formation Delegate) and Markus Franz (Delegate for the Elderly). They work together with a team of 13 lay people in different departments.

The inauguration ceremony on July 11 took place with the Provincial’s Office, the architect team of Sebastian Illig, representatives of other religious communities, as well as numerous employees, neighbors and craftsmen, who had contributed to the success of the project over the past two years. Fr. Provincial Johannes Siebner, who took the blessing of the new house, acknowledged in his greeting the commitment of his predecessor Fr. Stefan Kiechle, as well as the professionalism and commitment of Markus Lichtenwald and Klaus Seitz from the provincial administration, who have been working in the past two years almost round the clock for the construction of the house and coordinated the logistics of the move.

Photo: Canisiushaus and Inauguration Ceremony with Fr. Provincial Johannes Siebner (left) and Fr. Stefan Kiechle © SJ-Bild

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