Background
Fürst, Carl Gerold was born on February 17, 1933 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in Germany, 1971. Son of Rudolf J. and Margareta Anna (Baborek) Fürst.
Fürst, Carl Gerold was born on February 17, 1933 in Vienna, Austria. Arrived in Germany, 1971. Son of Rudolf J. and Margareta Anna (Baborek) Fürst.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Gregorian University, Rome. Juris Doctor, University Vienna, 1960. Habilitation, University Salzburg, Austria, 1966.
Assistant University Innsbruck, Austria, 1960-1965. Assistant, titular a.o. professor University Salzburg, 1965-1971. Professor, chair canon law University Freiburg, 1971-1998, dean Faculty of Theology, 1981-1982.
Emeritus
General secretary International Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches, Vienna, 1983-1991, president, 1991-1999, honorary president, 1999. Consultant Pontifical Commission for the Recognition of the Code of Oriental Canon Law, 1978-1991, Pontifical Commission for the Interpretation of Legal Texts, since 1991.
Married Edeltraut Hildegard von Pflügl, December 27, 1962. Children: Carl Gerold, Johannes Christoph, Christine Dorothea, Georg Rudolf.