Johann Josef Demmel
Johannes Josef Demmel (also Hans-Josef Demmel ; born September 5, 1890 in Regensburg , † November 30, 1972 in Bonn ) was the sixth bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Germany .
Life
The son of the Munich businessman Anton Demmel graduated from the Maximiliansgymnasium in Munich in 1911 , which he entered in 1904. Then he studied Old Catholic theology in Bonn . On September 26, 1915 he was ordained a priest . In the following years he was vicar in Offenbach am Main and parish administrator of the community of Hessloch . Demmel did his military service during the First World War. From 1919 he was pastor in Furtwangen , then from 1921 pastor in Cologne and from 1942 pastor and dean in Munich.
On August 7, 1951, he was elected bishop coadjutor with 86 out of 145 votes . His episcopal ordination took place in Essen . In 1953 he became bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Germany. In 1955 he was honored with the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . In 1966 he retired.
Johann Josef Demmel was married to Tily Demmel.
Fonts
- Crime and Punishment. The sacrament of penance. Episcopal Chancellery, Bonn 1957.
- What is old catholic? Diocese publishing house, Bonn. 4th edition 1958.
literature
- Matthias Ring : "Catholic and German" - The Old Catholic Church in Germany and National Socialism. Alt-Catholic diocese publisher, Bonn 2008, ISBN 978-3-934610-35-4 , p. 109, note 168 (short biography).
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Josef Demmel in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual Report of k.Maximiliansgymnasiums in Munich for the school year 1910/11
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Erwin Kreuzer |
German Old Catholic Bishop 1953–1966 |
Josef Brinkhues |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Demmel, Johann Josef |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Demmel, Johannes Josef; Demmel, Hans-Josef |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Germany |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1890 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | regensburg |
DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1972 |
Place of death | Bonn |