Joseph Jahnel

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Joseph Jahnel (born November 1, 1834 in Bischofswalde , Neisse district , † July 11, 1897 in Berlin ) was the prince-bishop's delegate for Brandenburg and Pomerania and provost of St. Hedwig's Church in Berlin.

life and work

Joseph Jahnel came from a Silesian farming family. After attending the Catholic high school in Neisse , he studied Catholic theology at the University of Breslau and was ordained a priest on July 2, 1859 . He then studied in Berlin and on August 9, 1862, with the thesis De omscientiae notione qualis fuerit apud veteres et apud Cristianos usque ad medii aevi exitum, he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD . He was initially a high school and religion teacher in Glatz and deputy head of the Konvikt there . In 1882 he became pastor in Schmottseiffen and in 1886 pastor of St. Moritz Church in Breslau .

On November 3, 1888, he was appointed prince-bishop's delegate for Brandenburg and Pomerania and provost of St. Hedwig's Church in Berlin . He was an honorary canon in Breslau. In 1893 he was appointed by Pope Leo XIII. appointed Apostolic Protonotary .

tomb

At the beginning of 1897 he fell ill with a serious kidney disease. After unsuccessful treatment in Karlsbad , he came back to Berlin, where an operation was carried out, but it failed. Prelate Jahnel died on July 11, 1897. On July 16, 1897, the church funeral service was held for him in St. Hedwig's Church. The funeral mass was celebrated by the auxiliary bishop Hermann Gleich from Breslau . 50 priests and several thousand people took part in the funeral procession. Provost Jahnel found his final resting place in St. Hedwig Cemetery I on Liesenstrasse .

Act

Joseph Jahnel was considered an important representative of the Roman Catholic Church of the 19th century, especially in Berlin. During the time of the industrial revolution , the German capital grew rapidly due to immigration from Catholic Silesia and living conditions were tough. The Diocese of Berlin was only founded in 1930 and the Berlin Catholics were looked after as part of the Diocese of Breslau until then . Jahnel earned services to the development of the church. He lived his socio-political engagement among other things in the Vinzenzverein zu Berlin. The number of Catholic associations also increased thanks to his commitment. He was considered a benefactor, as he intended the majority of his income for charitable purposes, especially schools.

Jahnel had 22 churches built between 1888 and 1897, including seven in Berlin, and was known as a “church builder”.

Church buildings (selection)

Fonts

  • De conscientiae notione, qualis fuerit apud veteres et apud Christianos usque ad medii aevi exitum. Dissertation, Berlin 1862.
  • About the concept of conscience in Greek philosophy. High school program, Glatz 1872.

literature

  • Alfred Rothe: Prelate Joseph Jahnel (1834-1897) In: Contributions to the Silesian church history: memorial for Kurt Engelbert. Böhlau, Köln & Wien 1969, pp. 506-510.
  • Felix Escher: Parish and community organization of the Catholic Church in Berlin until the foundation of the Diocese of Berlin. in: Kaspar Elm, Hans-Dietrick Loock (ed.): Pastoral care and Diakonie in Berlin. de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1990, ISBN 3-11-012619-2 , pp. 265-292, here pp. 274 f.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d Alfred Rothe SJ: "Contributions to the Silesian Church History: Commemorative publication for Kurt Engelbert - Prelate Joseph Jahnel (1834–1897)", Böhlau Verlag 1969, p. 506 ff.
  2. ↑ Michael Höhle: The foundation of the Diocese of Berlin 1930. Schöningh 1996, p. 48.
  3. ↑ Jürgen Michael Schulz: Church on the move: The social policy engagement of the Catholic press in Berlin in Wilhelminian Germany. Walter de Gruyter, 1994, p. 197.
  4. ^ Hainer Weißpflug: St. Ludwig Church, Wilmersdorf . In: Hans-Jürgen Mende , Kurt Wernicke (Hrsg.): Berliner Bezirkslexikon, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf . Luisenstadt educational association . Haude and Spener / Edition Luisenstadt, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-7759-0479-4 ( luise-berlin.de - as of October 7, 2009).
  5. ^ Günter Wirth: Foundation of the Diocese of Berlin (August 31, 1930) . In: Berlin monthly magazine ( Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein ) . Issue 6, 2000, ISSN  0944-5560 , p. 126–130 ( luise-berlin.de - here p. 127, right column).
  6. ^ "Parish church of the parish Herz Jesu in Oranienburg" , parish Herz Jesu, viewed on December 6, 2012.
predecessor Office successor
Johannes Maria Assmann Prince-Bishop's delegate for Brandenburg and Pomerania
1889–1897 		Karl Neuber
personal data
SURNAME Jahnel, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Roman Catholic theologian, prince-bishop delegate for Brandenburg and Pomerania, provost of St. Hedwig in Berlin
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Bischofswalde , Neisse district
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 1897
Place of death Berlin