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Memorial plaque for Antonius Mönch in Holzweiler

Antonius Mönch (born June 13, 1870 in Niederholzweiler ( Ahrweiler district ), † February 14, 1935 in Trier ) was Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Trier .

biography

Origin and early years

Antonius Mönch was a son of the elementary school teacher Johann Ludwig Mönch. His mother Anna Maria Regina, b. Kaufmann, by the Jewish convert to Catholicism converted was owner was a general store. Antonius completed his first school years in his father's school and received private lessons from a clergyman . He then switched to the middle school at the " Higher City School " in Ahrweiler and left it in 1888 with the " Middle Reife ". He then lived in the Bischöflichen Konvikt in Trier and passed the matriculation examination at the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium in Trier in 1891 . Also in Trier, he studied philosophy for a semester at the Trier seminary and was then sent to Rome to continue his studies . He was ordained a priest in Rome on October 28, 1897, and was awarded a doctorate in philosophy and theology .

Priestly work

In Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg he worked briefly as a pastor . From 1889 to 1901 he held the position of chaplain in the parish of the Holy Trinity in Fraulautern . This was followed in 1901 as a pastor in Baumholder and in 1905 as a pastor in Birkenfeld an der Nahe . In 1907 he took over the parish of St. Marien in Neunkirchen (Saar) and stayed here for eight years until 1915. During the trade union dispute that broke out (1913–1931) he was on the side of the Trier bishop Michael Felix Korum . On August 27, 1915, he was appointed cathedral chapter and on September 20, he was appointed ecclesiastical council .

Act as auxiliary bishop

Antonius Mönch was appointed auxiliary bishop in Trier on June 1, 1915, with the same appointment as titular bishop of Polystylus . On September 21, 1915, the Bishop of Trier Michael Felix Korum donated him episcopal ordination ; Co- consecrators were Willibrord Benzler OSB , Bishop of Metz , and Peter Joseph Lausberg , Auxiliary Bishop in Cologne . As an ordination he chose Ubi caritas et pax ibi Deus (“Where there is love and peace, there is God”).

On March 23, 1916, Bishop Korum appointed him chairman of the Diocesan Caritas Association. Auxiliary Bishop Mönch organized and coordinated the Caritas work in the Diocese of Trier with great zeal. From 1920 to 1921 he was the vice president of the German Caritas Association . In a very short time, Mönch grew to become a specialist and was known far beyond the borders of Trier. On the 68th German Catholic Day in Freiburg / Breisgau in 1929, Antonius Mönch took an active part and led the group “Social-charitable Tasks”.

After the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933, the authorities exerted on the churches of great pressure. With emphasis on the “half-Jewish” origin of the auxiliary bishop, they tried to achieve political advantages and to promote an anti-movement against the Catholic Church. With organized personal attacks (for example a sign was attached to the confessional he used in Trier Cathedral: “Do not confess to Jews!”) And racist attacks, the Nazi regime succeeded in eliminating the well-established Caritas in the diocese. In 1933 Antonius Mönch was also shortlisted to become the new Bishop of Munster , eventually becoming Count Clemens August von Galen .

His sudden death on February 14, 1935 led to a remarkable demonstration in Trier, more than 30,000 people bid farewell to Auxiliary Bishop Mönch. In his sermon on the dead, Bishop Franz Rudolf Bornewasser dealt with the attacks of the National Socialists against the person and work of Mönch and expressed that they had deeply affected the auxiliary bishop. Antonius Mönch found his final resting place in the auxiliary bishop's chapel of the Trier cathedral cloister .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium Trier: History - Famous students of the FWG . Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium Trier. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ Catholic parish of St. Marien Neunkirchen . Stmarien-neunkirchen.de. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ Inscription on the grave slab in the auxiliary bishop's chapel in Trier Cathedral
  4. ^ Caritas Association for the Diocese of Trier eV - Caritas directors and chairmen. Caritas Association for the Diocese of Trier e. V., archived from the original on February 19, 2014 ; Retrieved December 18, 2010 .
  5. ^ Officialat Oldenburg - New files about von Galen . Officialats Bezirk-oldenburg.de. October 22, 2003. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Monk, Antonius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Monk, Matthias Antonius Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Niederholzweiler
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1935
Place of death trier