Johannes Peter Meyer
Johannes Peter Meyer-Mendez (born March 6, 1909 in Randerath ; † February 24, 1976 in Cologne ) was Archbishop and Primate of the Free Catholic Church in Germany .
Life
Johannes Peter Meyer (also Hans Meyer or Mendez-Meyer) was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church and later ordained a deacon . During the Second World War he joined the Old Catholic Church in the German Empire in the Sudetenland ( Warnsdorf diocese ) . On December 20, 1942 , Bishop Alois Paschek consecrated him as a priest in the Old Catholic Christ Church in Warnsdorf in North Bohemia .
On July 16, 1955, the "German Catholic and Apostolic Church" was founded in Cologne-Riehl . This church chose Meyer as their bishop and appointed him their Primate of Germany. On August 30, 1955, Luis Fernando Castillo Méndez , Bishop and Patriarch of Caracas and Primate of Venezuela of the "Venezuelan Catholic and Apostolic Church" confirmed the Church and the office of Meyer. With Archbishop's Decree No. 342 of October 5, 1958, Archbishop and Primate Guilherme BA Boeing, Diocese of Sao Paulo, declared: “Our Catholic Apostolic Mission Church will be incorporated into the Free Catholic Church in Germany as well as united with all other churches in Europe which are Free Catholics in this Church Church in Germany are united. "
Meyer's episcopal ordination took place years after his appointment on April 29, 1962 and was carried out by Cyprian Damgé (a succession holder of the "Gallican ordinations"). The Free Catholic Church in Germany derives its Apostolic Succession from him.
Bishop Meyer worked beyond the Cologne area within a radius of 200 kilometers. He belonged to the carnival association "Mauenheimer Muschele founded 1959" as a senator. In Cologne there was the sentence: “No celebration without Meyer.” Meyer lived for two years with the prominent personalities Archbishop Paulus Maas (Mariavite Order) and the ancient Roman. Catholic Bishop Thiessen.
Johannes Peter Meyer died on February 24, 1976 at the age of 67 in Cologne. His burial took place on March 3, 1976 in the Melaten cemetery . His successor was Archbishop Hilarios Ungerer, who also chaired the funeral.
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- ^ Translation of the decree of August 30, 1955, cf. October 6, 1955 in Uberandia, by the sworn interpreter Herbert Hirschmann in Cologne / Fröbrich archive
- ^ Original / Fröbrich archive
- ↑ Issue: Session 1972/73 of the Carnival Friends ev Cologne - Mauenheimer Muschele founded in 1959
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Johannes Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyer-Mendez, Johannes Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman, archbishop and primate of the Free Catholic Church in Germany |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Randerath |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1976 |
| Place of death | Cologne |