Anton Pott

Anton Pott (born September 2, 1903 in Dörenthe , † April 11, 1986 in Neuenkirchen ) was a German Catholic missionary and bishop of Xinyang .

His parents were the hiring men Bernhard Clemens Pott and Maria Josephine geb. Stroth . He grew up in the Ibbenbüren district of Dörenthe with six siblings and attended high school in Bad Driburg . After studying, which he completed with a doctorate, he was ordained a priest on October 30, 1932 in Rome.

In 1934 he went to the mission to China , where he worked as a priest. On June 1, 1942, he was interned by the Japanese who were at war with China. After the Second World War , Anton Pott was first dean in Huangchuan . Bishop Vitus Chang appointed him in 1947 as vicar general and procurator to Sinyangschow, in 1948 he became regional of the South Henan region .

After the bishop of the diocese of Xinyang Vitus Chang resigned, Anton Pott of Rome was proposed as his successor. He had fled when the communist troops arrived. On June 1, 1951, Pott took his oath of office, giving him the certificate of appointment of Pope Pius XII. was handed out directly. He soon came into conflict with the communist rulers, so that on December 6, 1951 , he had to answer to a people's court . The same thing was repeated on August 29, 1952 at a show trial in front of over 2,000 spectators. After the show trials he had to leave China and went to Hong Kong in October 1952 , and moved to Rome the following January. Here he signed the declaration of renunciation of his bishopric on February 6, 1953.

In the fall of 1958, Pott went to Taiwan and continued his missionary work there. In 1986 he retired and moved to the St. Arnold Mission House in Neuenkirchen . He died on April 11, 1986 in Neuenkirchen Hospital at the age of 82.

Individual evidence

↑ Mission Bishop Dr. Antonius Pott 25 years at the altar . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung . October 26, 1957, p. 10 .
↑ ^a ^b Father Dr. Pott † . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung . April 12, 1986, p. 17 .
↑ Christoph Goldt : "Where does this rare relationship come from?" St. Modestus in Dörenthe - roots, tradition and development of the Catholic community since the Reformation . Ibbenbürener Vereindruckerei, Ibbenbüren 1999, ISBN 3-932959-05-1 , p. 118-125 .

personal data
SURNAME	Pott, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German bishop of the Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	September 2, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dörenthe
DATE OF DEATH	April 11, 1986
Place of death	Neuenkirchen

[IVZ_1957-1] Mission Bishop Dr. Antonius Pott 25 years at the altar . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung . October 26, 1957, p. 10 .

[IVZ_1986-2] Father Dr. Pott † . In: Ibbenbürener Volkszeitung . April 12, 1986, p. 17 .

[3] Christoph Goldt : "Where does this rare relationship come from?" St. Modestus in Dörenthe - roots, tradition and development of the Catholic community since the Reformation . Ibbenbürener Vereindruckerei, Ibbenbüren 1999, ISBN 3-932959-05-1 , p. 118-125 .