New hopefuls: István Gegoe becomes hospital chaplain in Stuttgart

New hopefuls: István Gegoe becomes hospital chaplain in Stuttgart

Geislingen an der Steige, Deutschland - A change full of perspectives: The experienced pastor Istvan gave the new hospital chaplain in the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart. This step takes place in the summer of 2023 and marks a new stage in opponents of a committed career. He changes from the pastoral care unit Langenenslingen, where he recently worked, to this significant position in the Stuttgart City Dean of Stuttgart. The municipalities in Weikersheim and Creglingen must now adapt to a vacancy without a fixed priest, because the pastoral unit leaves for family reasons, as [kathdekanat-mgh.de] (https://www.kathdekeanat-mgh.de/pfarrer-zum-mate end).

born in Transylvania, Romania, Gegoe started church music early on. From 1978 to 1984 he completed an apprenticeship in Karlsburg. After a few years as a church musician and religion teacher in his homeland, he came to Germany in 1990, where he started studying church music in Rottenburg am Neckar. In 1997 he was consecrated to the constant deacon and worked in various communities, including Stuttgart-Münster and Ulm. Until 2014, opponent was hospital in Sindelfingen, where he had completed clinical pastoral training in 2016 and gained valuable experience, which will now be useful in his new role, so drs.de.

The role of the hospital chaplain

Hospital pastoral care is a central part of pastoral work in Germany. It is aimed at both patients and employees and has special challenges. Corona pandemic has produced additional problems in this area that require special empathy. The training of pastors is comprehensive and, in addition to pastoral psychological seminars, also includes special further training, for example on pastoral care in children's clinics or in psychiatry, as wikipedia.de.

ISTVAN GEGOE describes himself as a "thoroughbred assistant" and wants to be "human among people" in his new role. He is able to deal empathetically on the needs of patients and clinic staff. Before moving to Stuttgart, he was particularly emphasized in Langenslingen, where he particularly emphasized the positive development of the community during the challenging Corona period. Now he is already looking forward to the new challenges in the Robert Bosch Hospital.

With a good hand for interpersonal relationships, Gegoe will certainly be valuable support, not only for the patients, but also for the entire hospital staff. In these uncertain times it is more important than ever that there are people who take care of the mental well -being of others. The Episcopal Application Commission will decide on new occupations in November, so that the municipalities in Weikersheim and Creglingen can soon look at the future.