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Roman Catholic bishop
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19 November 1951(Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
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Gerhard Feige (born 19 November 1951 in Halle) was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg, Germany in 2005.
Feige was ordained a priest on 1 July 1978 for the Diocese of Magdeburg and worked in Salzwedel. He promoted and worked as a teacher in church history, patrology and study of eastern churches.
In 1999 he was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Magdeburg. On 11 September 1999 he was created titulary bishop of Tisedi. On 23 February 2005 he was appointed bishop of Magdeburg and installed on 16 April 2005. He succeeded Leo Nowak.