Hubertus Voss

Hubertus Voss (1841-1914)

Hubertus Voß , also Hubert or Heinrich Hubert Voß (born October 25, 1841 in Borken , † March 3, 1914 in Osnabrück ), was a German Catholic clergyman. He was Bishop of Osnabrück from 1899 to 1914 .

Live and act

Hubertus Voß's theological studies took him to Münster and Bonn. He was ordained a priest on February 1, 1866. In Münster he first worked as a cathedral vicar and cathedral preacher. From 1885 to 1891 Voss was pastor at St. Dionysius in Rheine . In 1892 he was appointed Regens of the Münster seminary and cathedral chapter .

On April 12, 1899 he was appointed Bishop of Osnabrück. He was ordained bishop on June 19, 1899 . He kept the office until his death. His choice between the Prussian state and the Catholic Church in the empire was not without controversy.

The newspaper reports about his death confirm this and show that Voss had no friends until the end of his life, at least in important parts of the Wilhelmine press. This led to such discriminatory press releases as in the Berliner Tageblatt in its evening edition of March 3, 1914: “The Bishop of Osnabrück, Dr. Hubertus Voss, died this morning at 6:35 a.m. at the age of 73. Like the Archbishop of Breslau, Bishop Voss was also of little origin. "

The Vossische Zeitung announced in its evening edition of the same day: “This morning at 6:35 a.m. the Bishop of Osnabrück died of the effects of blood poisoning, which we reported recently suffered. Dr. Hubertus Voß had been Bishop of Osnabrück since 1899. During the time of his episcopate he did not come out in public in any particular way, and in recent struggles has mostly been passive. "

Voss was apostolic provicer of the Nordic Missions in Germany .

He supported a large number of new congregations, new churches as well as schools and youth homes.

literature

• Michael Hirschfeld : The Osnabrück bishop elections of Hubert Voss (1898/99) and Wilhelm Berning (1914). A potential for conflict for the relationship between the state and the Catholic Church in the Empire? In: Osnabrücker Mitteilungen. Vol. 110 (2005), pp. 171-196

Web links

• Entry about Hubertus Voss on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
• Diocese of Osnabrück taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia

Individual evidence

1. ^ History of the Diocese of Osnabrück ( Memento from October 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Berliner Tageblatt - evening edition, March 3, 1914
3. ^ Vossische Zeitung - evening edition, March 3, 1914
4. ↑ Michael Hirschfeld: The Osnabrück bishops elections of Hubert Voß (1898/99) and Wilhelm Berning (1914). A potential for conflict for the relationship between the state and the Catholic Church in the Empire? In: Osnabrücker Mitteilungen , Vol. 110 (2005), pp. 171–196
5. ^ Berliner Tageblatt - evening edition, March 3, 1914
6. ^ Vossische Zeitung - evening edition, March 3, 1914
7. ^ Vossische Zeitung - evening edition, March 3, 1914
8. ↑ Rosenkranzgemeinde Osnabrück ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ New church building in St. Alexander Bawinkel ( Memento from January 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
10. ^ Parish of St. Aloysius Nortrup
11. ^ Division of the old dean's office in Lingen into the new dean's offices in Lingen and Freren
12. ^ Mariengymnasium Papenburg ( Memento from August 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
13. ^ Johannesburg Educational Institution in Börgermoor
14. ↑ Christ Church Rostock
15. ^ Parish of St. Paulus Billstedt ( Memento from February 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
16. ^ Church of St. Laurentius Wismar ( Memento from August 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Part II: New building of the church (1862) to the parish of the (political) community Brümsel from the parish of St. Georg Thuine to St. Antonius Messingen (1921)

predecessor	Office	successor
Bernhard Höting	Bishop of Osnabrück 1899 - 1914	Wilhelm Berning