Johannes Braun (Bishop)
Johannes Braun (born October 28, 1919 in Dortmund ; † July 17, 2004 in Paderborn ) was Bishop and Apostolic Administrator in Magdeburg.
priest
Braun studied theology in Paderborn , where he on August 8 in 1948. Lorenz Jaeger , the ordination received. His first Mass he celebrated on 15 August 1948 in the St. Lambertus church in Ascheberg . From 1948 to 1952 he was vicar in Magdeburg . He then set up the Norbertuswerk late vocational seminar for candidates for priesthood , which he headed until 1970. On September 26, 1963, Pope Paul VI awarded him . the honorary title of secret chamberlain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ).
bishop
On March 3, 1970 he was by Pope Paul VI. appointed titular bishop of Putia in Byzacena and auxiliary bishop in Paderborn . Friedrich Maria Rintelen , his predecessor as Episcopal Commissioner in Magdeburg, donated him the episcopal ordination on April 18, 1970 . Co-consecrators were the auxiliary bishops Hugo Aufderbeck from Erfurt and Gerhard Schaffran from Görlitz . From 1971 to 1990 Braun was protector of the episcopal work “Not in der Welt” and from 1973 to 1990 Apostolic Administrator in Magdeburg .
Due to internal problems with a number of priests, Braun asked a Vatican " visitator " in 1988 . This came to the conclusion that around 95% of the priesthood stand behind “their” bishop. On September 20, 1989, he signed the only Catholic pastoral letter that questioned the SED's monopoly on power in the GDR . In 1990 he resigned his office, was retired by the Vatican and moved to Paderborn. His successor as Apostolic Administrator was Leo Nowak .
Braun was buried at his own request on July 23, 2004 in the monastery church of Huysburg .
Fonts
- People and Church in the twilight. Leipzig 1992.
- In the shadow of the State Security Service of the GDR (1981-90). Duderstadt 1997.
- I live because you want it to be - diary from the dark days 1970–1990. Duderstadt 1999.
literature
- Short biography for: Braun, Johannes . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johannes Braun in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Johannes Braun (Bishop) on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 1964 , Città del Vaticano 1964, p. 1239.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braun, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bishop of the Apostolic Administration Magdeburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 2004 |
| Place of death | Paderborn |