Joseph Hubert Mooren

Pastor Joseph H. Mooren after a contemporary portrait

Joseph Hubert Mooren (born September 15, 1797 in Roermond ; † May 8, 1887 in Wachtendonk ) was a Catholic priest and pastor in Wachtendonk, doctor of theology and philosophy , and an important church historian in the Lower Rhine region. In 1851 he founded the " Historical Association for Geldern and Surroundings ". In 1854 he became the first president of the " Historical Association for the Lower Rhine, in particular the old Archdiocese of Cologne ", which he co-founded . Joseph Hubert Mooren was an uncle of Albert Mooren and Theodor Mooren .

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• The old and new Archdiocese of Cologne are divided into deaneries. A contribution to the geography, statistics and history of the Archdiocese of Cologne , Mainz 1828–31, 4 vols .; together with Anton Joseph Binterim .
• News about Thomas a Kempis  : together with an attachment of mostly unprinted documents . - Crefeld: Gehrich, 1855. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
• The Archdiocese of Cologne until the French revolution. 2 Bde. Düsseldorf 1892/93 Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf

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• Karl-Heinz Thekat: The Wachtendonker pastor Joseph Hubert Mooren (1797 - 1887). In: Historical Association for the Lower Rhine. Festschrift for the 150th anniversary. As annals for the historical association for the Lower Rhine. Vol. 207, Pulheim 2004
• Peter Norrenberg: Joseph Hubert Mooren. In: Annals for the historical association for the Lower Rhine. Vol. 48, Cologne 1889 [1]