Maria Kubin
Alumni in Portrait November 2023
The Old Catholic Church emerged from the Roman Catholic Church in 1870 as a protest against the infallibility of the Pope. The religious community is based on democratic principles and, among other things, allows men and women to exercise a spiritual office. Maria Kubin was consecrated as the first female bishop of the Old Catholic Church in 2023. We spoke to the theologian about vocation, the role of the church in the 21st century and the significance of her new office.
Camera: www.unreifundtaube.at
Interview/Editing: Carmen Reif-Teubenbacher
More information about Maria Kubin
Studies: Specialized theology at the University of Graz; Old Catholic theology at the University of Bonn
From 1986 - 1997: worked as a qualified nurse in Vienna; since 1997 psychotherapist in private practice in Vienna and Graz; in the Old Catholic Church Austria she was ordained a deacon in 2017 and a priest in 2019
First female bishop of the Old Catholic Church Austria since 2023