Johannes Rommerskirchen
Johannes Rommerskirchen , OMI (born January 5, 1899 in Neuenhoven , Grevenbroich district; † February 24, 1978 in Rome ) was a German Catholic theologian and librarian .
Life
Rommerskirchen came in 1934 as a lecturer at the mission science institute of the Pontifical Urban University in Rome and was later appointed professor there. At the same time he was director of the Pontifical Mission Library of the Pontifical Work for the Propagation of the Faith .
He was co-editor of the Bibliotheca Missionum and the Bibliografia Missionaria .
Honors
- 1968: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Willi Henkel, OMI: Johannes Rommerskirchen , in: Gerald H. Anderson (Hrsg.): Biographical dictionary of Christian missions. - Wm.B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willi Henkel: The Legacy of Robert Streit, Johannes Dindinger, and Johannes Rommerskirchen . In: International Bulletin of Missionary Research . ISSN 0272-6122 . Vol. 6 (1982), pp. 16-21.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rommerskirchen, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Catholic theologian and librarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuenhoven , Grevenbroich district |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1978 |
| Place of death | Rome |