Anton Ferdinand Holtgreven

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Anton Ferdinand Holtgreven (born May 22, 1778 in Paderborn ; † September 29, 1848 in Neuhaus Castle ) was a German Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Paderborn .

education

Holtgreven was born the son of a court clerk. After studying philosophy and Catholic theology at the former Jesuit University in Paderborn, Prince-Bishop Franz Egon von Fürstenberg donated him the sacrament of priestly ordination on October 20, 1800 in the Prince-Bishop 's residence at Schloss Neuhaus .

Act

Holtgreven initially worked as a grammar school teacher in Paderborn and in 1803 was appointed pastor of St. Johann Baptist in Vinsebeck by Bishop von Fürstenberg , where he remained active for almost two decades. On November 26th, 1822, Bishop von Fürstenberg called him back to Paderborn as pastor of the Gokirche and appointed him on October 25th, 1823 as cathedral capitular and on November 11th of the same year as cathedral priest. Nevertheless, Holtgreven kept the office of pastor of the Gokirche until 1825 and was also active as a Hebrew teacher. On July 1, 1832, Bishop Friedrich Clemens von Ledebur-Wicheln also made him dean of Paderborn.

On June 22, 1843, Holtgreven was by Pope Gregory XVI. the titular bishop of Lycopolis and Auxiliary of Paderborn präkonisiert . He was ordained bishop on August 24, 1843 by Bishop Richard Dammers . On July 13, 1845, Holtgreven donated the newly appointed bishop Franz Drepper the episcopal ordination.

literature

  • Julius Evelt : The auxiliary bishops of Paderborn - along with news about other deputy bishops and a list of the episcopal general vicarages and officials of the same diocese . Schöningh, Paderborn 1869, p. 173–175 , urn : nbn: de: hbz: 466: 1-8850 (Paderborn University Library ).
  • Wilhelm Liese : Necrologium Paderbornense. Paderborn Priest's Book of the Dead (1822–1930) . Junfermannsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Paderborn 1934, p. 280.
  • Conrad Zehren : Eichsfeld Church History of the 19th Century . Cordier, Heiligenstadt 1892, p. 71.

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personal data
SURNAME Holtgreven, Anton Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German clergyman, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Paderborn
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1778
PLACE OF BIRTH Paderborn
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1848
Place of death Neuhaus Castle