Josef Fuchs (theologian)
Josef Fuchs SJ (born July 5, 1912 in Bergisch Gladbach ; † March 9, 2005 in Cologne ) was a Catholic theologian and Jesuit .
Life, accomplishments and work
Fuchs did his Abitur at the state humanistic grammar school in Cologne-Mülheim . He then studied theology at the seminary in Cologne and at the Germanikum in Rome. He was ordained a priest on October 31, 1937 .
He entered the Jesuit order on September 20, 1938 in Hochelten . Between 1940 and 1946 he studied moral theology in Valkenburg and received his doctorate in Münster . In 1945 he became parish vicar in Hemsen (Emsland) and lecturer at the seminary in Osnabrück .
From 1950 he taught at the Philosophical-Theological University of Sankt Georgen . From 1964 to 1966 he was a member of Pope Paul VI. appointed papal study commission on questions of population policy and birth control. From 1965 he was then a qualifier and peritus of the Holy Office or the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and from 1968 in the Congregation for Catholic Education . From 1954 on he was professor of moral theology at the Gregoriana in Rome. In 1982 he gave up his post as professor. In 1997 he moved to a nursing home in Münster.
Awards
- 1973: Cross of Merit, First Class
- 1983: Large Federal Cross of Merit
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fuchs, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic theologian and Jesuit |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergisch Gladbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 2005 |
| Place of death | Cologne |