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Athanasius Schneider

アタナシウス・シュナイダー　/　あたなしうす・しゅないだー

Theologian from Kyrgyzstan

April 7, 1961 (age 65)　・　Tokmok, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

Chuy Region
theologian
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop

My Take

Athanasius Schneider has one of the more remarkable backstories I've encountered. Born in 1961 in Tokmok, in Soviet-era Kyrgyzstan, he pursued the Catholic faith in a place and time where it was actively suppressed, and now serves as Auxiliary Bishop of Astana in Kazakhstan. He is known as an outspoken theological hardliner, and while his stances draw real controversy, I find the conviction itself striking. Whatever one's own beliefs, there is something bracing about a person who holds a consistent line under pressure. That a voice from Central Asia reaches the wider Church at all is, to me, a story worth pausing over.

Overview

Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C. (born Anton Schneider on 7 April 1961) is a Catholic prelate, serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of Astana in Kazakhstan. He is a member of the Canons Regular of the Holy Cross of Coimbra.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Athanasius Schneider
Name (Japanese): アタナシウス・シュナイダー
Reading: あたなしうす・しゅないだー
Born: April 7, 1961 (age 65)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Ox
Origin: Tokmok, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: theologian / Catholic priest / Catholic bishop / auxiliary bishop

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.gloriadei.io
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC

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