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30/05/2026 1:40 pm
Mr. Bruno Kant of Eichenzell, Hesse (GER) sadly passed away on 29 May at the age of 110.
He was born on 26 February 1916 in Werblin (now Poland).
He was the Doyen of Germany.
He was also the 6th known OLP in Germany.
https://longeviquest.com/2026/05/bruno-kant-germanys-oldest-man-dies-at-110/
Bruno Kant, Germany’s Oldest Man, Dies at 110
Bruno Kant, the oldest living man in Germany, passed away in Eichenzell, Hesse, on 29 May, at the age of 110 years, 92 days, according to Osthessen-Zeitung.
Bruno Kant was born in Werblinia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (then German Empire), on 26 February 1916. He was one of eight siblings (four boys and four girls). After World War I, when the area in which they lived became part of Poland, the family moved to Danzig.
He graduated from the Municipal Gymnasium in Danzig in 1934 and began studying philosophy and theology at the Braunsberg State Academy and the University of Freiburg. These studies were interrupted for several years by the outbreak of World War II. At the outbreak of World War II, he was drafted into the Deutsche Reichsbahn (German State Railway). This was followed by two years of military service. Only after returning from Russian captivity in 1948 was he able to resume his theological studies in Fulda. On 23 July 1950, he was ordained a priest in Fulda Cathedral. He subsequently served as a chaplain in Blankenau and Schwarzbach, and from 1955 in the parish of St. Joseph in Kassel.
On 20 June 1960, Kant was appointed to the parish of Marbach. A cosmopolitan pastor, he consistently devoted himself to the needs of the local community. Beginning in 1971, Kant served for ten years as deputy dean of the Hünfeld deanery. From the end of 1981 until his 70th birthday in 1986, he served as dean of this deanery. From 1974 onward, he also held the position of deanery president of the St. Cecilia Association for many years. Following his retirement in 1991, he willingly continued pastoral service in Löschenrod.
On 1 November 2025, following the passing of 110-year-old Karl Haidle, he became the oldest known living man in Germany.
Rest in Peace Mr. Kant.
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http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
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30/05/2026 1:47 pm
Ruhe in Frieden, Pfarrer Kant.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
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30/05/2026 2:25 pm
R.I.P. Mr. Bruno Kant. Doyen of Germany ❤️
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30/05/2026 6:36 pm
May you rest in eternal peace and see what you believed in life. Live now with God in a life free of earthly burden and heaviness.
Farewell, dear Pfarrer Bruno Kant.
Sincere condolences to the immediate family, but especially to the long-serving Polish caregiver and her family.
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30/05/2026 11:19 pm
Rest in peace Mr Kant.
31/05/2026 10:46 am
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
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03/06/2026 11:09 am
Very sad news, but at least he lived to be a supercentenarian.
Ruhe in Frieden, Pfarrer Bruno Kant.
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
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