Alois Heller

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Alois Heller (born September 18, 1913 in Kraftsbuch , Greding ; † May 22, 2005 in Eichstätt ) was a German priest and university professor .

Life

Alois Heller was born on September 18, 1913 in Kraftsbuch as the son of a farming family. He completed his studies in philosophy with a licentiate and the study of theology ( doctorate ) in Eichstätt and Rome. He was ordained a priest in Rome on October 27, 1940. From 1942 to 1946 he was pastor in St. Anton in Ingolstadt , and from December 1, 1946 in Wendelstein. In 1951 he was appointed associate professor for catechetics at the then Episcopal Philosophical-Theological University of Eichstätt. In 1955, the “ Catholic Catechism of the Dioceses of Germany ”, also known as the “Green Catechism”, was published, and he participated in the preparatory group, which was staffed with professors. In 1956 he became a full professor for religious education and catechetics. He also taught pedagogy and liturgy for a long time . He became Episcopal Spiritual Counselor in 1965 because of his efforts to provide religious instruction . He was involved in the first uniform religious book for vocational schools in Bavaria, the three-volume "Young Man, Where" in 1964. In 1979 he retired, now at the Catholic University of Eichstätt .

Awards

In 1990 Heller was awarded the golden city medal by his hometown Greding on the occasion of his golden jubilee as a priest. He also made a contribution to the design and renovation of the church in his hometown.

Web links

• Literature by and about Alois Heller in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Professor Alois Heller deceased: . In: donaukurier.de . ( donaukurier.de [accessed on April 14, 2017]).
2. ↑ Professor Alois Heller turns 90 - one of the fathers of the “Green Catechism” . In: Diocese of Eichstätt . ( bistum-eichstaett.de [accessed on April 14, 2017]).