Johannes Hillebrand

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Johannes Hillebrand (born August 5, 1874 in Steinheim , † September 28, 1931 in Paderborn ) was a theologian , educator and auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Paderborn .

Life

Two years after Hillebrand was born in Steinheim, the family moved to Büren , where he lived until 1890. In high school he attended high school in Paderborn and studied after high school in Paderborn, Münster and Tübingen theology and philosophy before April 16, 1898 in the Cathedral of Paderborn for priests ordained was. First he was vicar in Brakel and from 1901 rector of the Rector's School in Steinheim and then from 1920 pastor in Attendorn .

Pope Benedict XV appointed Johannes Hillebrand on April 27, 1926 titular bishop of Ceramo and auxiliary bishop in Paderborn. The episcopal ordination by Bishop Caspar Klein took place on June 29, 1926. In the meantime he became cathedral dean in Paderborn on May 7, 1926 , in this function he organized the Libori festivals . Already in 1926, when the Nuncio Eugenio Pacelli was a guest of honor at the Liborifest, and at the Little Libori in 1927, when the 300th anniversary of the repatriation of the Liborius relics stolen in 1627 was celebrated, he was with the organization entrusted. Two figures are remarkable for his short term of office: He donated the sacrament of Confirmation to 98,000 believers and consecrated 30 churches. He was the diocesan president of the Elizabeth associations and diocesan secretary of the then-founded section of the Boniface Association . He died of a thrombosis .

Hillebrand was a member of the VKDSt Saxonia Münster and the AV Guestfalia Tübingen in the CV .

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