Albert Maria Fuchs

Albert Maria Fuchs (born November 1, 1876 in Koblenz , † April 8, 1944 in Trier ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Trier .

Life

Albert Maria Fuchs came from a family of merchants and passed his matriculation examination at the Empress Auguste Gymnasium in Koblenz in 1896 . He studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the Trier seminary . After his ordination on March 31, 1900, he worked as a chaplain in Mayen . On April 8, 1904, he took over the vicar position in Holz and was appointed pastor there on July 25, 1910. On March 31, 1913, he moved to the large diaspora parish of Neuwied am Rhein as a pastor, and on August 8, 1920, he was appointed dean of the Engers deanery . The Trier bishop Franz Rudolf Bornewasser brought him to Trier on June 11, 1927 and appointed him cathedral capitular at Trier Cathedral and appointed him clerical council on August 1, 1927 . In this function he was responsible for the organization of the pilgrimage to the Holy Rock from July 23 to September 10, 1933. 2 million pilgrims took part in this major event in Trier . The successful organization was rewarded on November 30, 1933 with the award of a papal prelate title . Pope Pius XI appointed him on July 13, 1935 auxiliary bishop in Trier and titular bishop of Cibyra . On August 24, 1935, Franz Rudolf Bornewasser, Archbishop ( Pro hac vice ) of Trier, gave him his episcopal ordination .

Auxiliary Bishop Fuchs also held the office of cathedral dean from 1937 , but his progressive illness severely hampered his work. In 1939 he was co-consecrator at the episcopal ordination of Laurentius Zeller OSB donated by Archbishop Bornewasser , titular bishop of Dorylaëum and apostolic administrator of the diocese of Rio Branco ( Brazil ), and two years later at the ordination of Trier auxiliary bishop Heinrich Metzroth .

He was buried in the auxiliary bishop's chapel on the cathedral cloister of Trier Cathedral.

Martin Persch : Fuchs, Albert Maria. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 15, Bautz, Herzberg 1999, ISBN 3-88309-077-8 , Sp. 585 ( article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Heinz Monz (Eds.) And Martin Persch (Author): Fuchs, Albert Maria . In: Trier Biographisches Lexikon , Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2000, ISBN 3-88476-4004 , p. 123.

personal data
SURNAME	Fuchs, Albert Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Catholic auxiliary bishop in Trier
DATE OF BIRTH	November 1, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH	Koblenz
DATE OF DEATH	April 8, 1944
Place of death	trier