Christoph Nebel

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Auxiliary Bishop Christoph Nebel
Auxiliary Bishop Nebel, painting in the Mainz seminary
Nebel's official residence in Wimpfen, the custody built in 1763

Christoph Nebel (born April 28, 1690 in Schwabenheim an der Selz , Electoral Palatinate , † May 23, 1769 in Mainz ) was titular bishop of Capharnaum and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Mainz .

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He was born in Schwabenheim, the son of Matthäus Nebel and his wife Anna Maria geb. Vehlings and was baptized in the parish church of Gau-Algesheim . Soon after his birth, the family, originally from Mainz, moved to Rüdesheim . From 1701 Christoph Nebel attended the Latin school in Bingen , after completing the Humaniora he entered the Mainz seminary run by the Bartholomites . In 1709 he began his studies at the University of Mainz and in 1712 obtained the degree of Baccalaureus biblicus. Belonging to the clergy since 1711 and a member of the Bartholomite Institute, Nebel was ordained a priest in 1713; In 1714 he was given the parish office in Rauenthal (Rheingau) , which he held until 1729.

In addition, he was educator of Count Franz von Stadion , traveled with him in 1721 to study law in France and received his doctorate in Reims in 1722 as a doctor iuris utriusque . In 1724 he acquired the degree of Doctor theologiae in Mainz .

In 1728 Archbishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn (1655–1729) sent the clergyman to Rome for two years to study the curial style and curial diplomacy . In 1730 Christoph Nebel returned to Mainz as Apostolic Protonotary , received the parish of St. Quintin , became a clergyman and assessor in the vicariate general and professor at the university's theological faculty ; In 1731, 1743 and 1755 he was dean there .

In 1733 Archbishop Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich (1665–1743) appointed him his auxiliary bishop in "partibus Rheni" , provicer in spiritual matters, and president of the seminary . On December 18, 1733, Nebel received the title of titular bishop of Capharnaum from the Pope, and he was consecrated as a bishop on January 24, 1734 in the Mainz court chapel.

In 1735 Christoph Nebel became a scholaster and in 1740 dean of the St. Stephan monastery in Mainz . He also received a canonical at the Knight's Monastery of St. Peter in Wimpfen , where he was promoted to custodian in 1758 . In 1744 he donated the episcopal ordination to the Speyer shepherd and later Cardinal Franz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg . In 1760, the Elector of the Palatinate, Karl Theodor , appointed him a real clergyman .

The New German Biography states:

“ In more than 30 years of office as auxiliary bishop and praeses, he gave the ecclesiastical and spiritual life and the formation of the clergy in the Archdiocese of Mainz essential impulses. The highly educated prelate was also considered a valued advisor and discussion partner beyond his narrow sphere of activity. With more than 180,700 confirmations and more than 20,000 clerical ordinations, including three abbot ordinations and nine episcopal consecrations, as well as hundreds of church and altar consecrations, Nebel accomplished an enormous job and was one of the most important spiritual co-creators of his time. "

- Friedhelm Jürgensmeier "Nebel, Christoph" in: Neue Deutsche Biographie, Volume 19, 1999, pp. 13-14

Christoph Nebel died in Mainz in 1769 and was buried in St. Stephan. There is an epitaph for him in the collegiate church of St. Peter (Bad Wimpfen) .

In his birthplace Schwabenheim, the community center “Christoph-Nebel-Haus” has been named after him since 1973 .

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  1. ↑ PDF document on the history of Gau-Algesheim
  2. ↑ Ludwig Falck, Anton Philipp Brück : History of the City of Mainz , Volume 6, 1995, p. 119, (detail scan of the position of the President at the Mainz seminary)
  3. ^ Website diocese of Mainz
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SURNAME Nebel, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German collegiate dean and auxiliary bishop in Mainz, titular bishop of Capharnaum
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1690
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwabenheim an der Selz
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1769
Place of death Mainz