13 Facts About Lothar Zenetti

Lothar Zenetti was a German Catholic theologian, priest, and author of books and poetry.

Lothar Zenetti began national service in 1943, first with the Luftwaffenhelfer, then with the Reichsarbeitsdienst.

Back in Frankfurt, Zenetti completed his Abitur and studied at the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology.

Lothar Zenetti graduated in 1952 and was ordained a priest on 28 September 1952 by Wilhelm Kempf in Limburg an der Lahn.

Lothar Zenetti worked as a Kaplan in Oberbrechen, Kolbingen, Konigstein im Taunus and at St Bonifatius in Wiesbaden.

Lothar Zenetti was a parish priest in St Wendel in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen from 1962 to 1995.

Lothar Zenetti translated hymns by the Dutch priest and lyricist Huub Oosterhuis into German, such as "Ik sta voor U in leegte en gemis" to "Ich steh vor dir mit leeren Handen, Herr" which is part of both Gotteslob and Evangelisches Gesangbuch.

Lothar Zenetti wrote texts and songs in the Mundart.

Lothar Zenetti worked on the public television series Das Wort zum Sonntag, and was the representative of the Catholic Church for the broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk.

In 1984 Lothar Zenetti was awarded the prize Humor in der Kirche by the Diocese of Limburg.

Lothar Zenetti died in Frankfurt on 24 February 2019 at the age of 93.

Forty-eight publications by Lothar Zenetti are listed by the German National Library.

Some of Lothar Zenetti's songs have been included in hymnals, such as Evangelisches Gesangbuch and the Catholic Gotteslob.