Joseph Stoffels
Joseph Stoffels (born October 2, 1879 in Duisburg - Ruhrort , † October 17, 1923 in Cologne ) was auxiliary bishop in Cologne.
Life
After attending grammar school in Duisburg and studying theology in Bonn and Munich , he was ordained a priest on March 28, 1903 in Cologne . Stoffels worked as a chaplain at St. Alban and then at St. Mauritius in Cologne and was promoted to Dr. theol. PhD . Appointed cathedral vicar in the same year, he accompanied the Cologne auxiliary bishop Joseph Müller on his confirmation and visitation trips. At the same time he held the position of head of the registry of the vicariate general . As early as 1909 he was appointed repetitionist at the Collegium Albertinum in Bonn and was now active in the training of priests.
During this time he asked Archbishop Antonius Fischer to be allowed to do his habilitation with Heinrich Schrörs, professor for church history at the Catholic-Theological Faculty of the University of Bonn , but the archbishop refused. However, this rejection was hardly directed against the person of Stoffels. The reason is more to be seen in the person of Schrörs, with whom the archbishop had a public dispute because of his persistent commitment to the principle of the academic education of Catholic theologians and against the attempts of the German bishops to influence the university at the time.
After Archbishop Felix von Hartmann had entrusted Stoffels with the management of the theological convict as director in 1913, he was appointed pastor at St. Peter in Cologne in 1916 . Here he was also active in the diocesan area of responsibility of the Vicariate General until Archbishop Karl Joseph Schulte called him out of his parish in 1921 and into the Cologne Cathedral Chapter .
On November 11, 1922, the Pope appointed him titular bishop of Adraa and auxiliary bishop in Cologne. He received his episcopal ordination on December 17th of the same year by Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte . Co-consecrators were Bishop Heinrich Hähling von Lanzenauer (titular bishop of Delcus) and Bishop Hermann Joseph Sträter (titular bishop of Caesaropolis). Stoffels died after a few months as a bishop at the age of 44.
Fonts
- The mystical theology of Macarius of Egypt and the oldest approaches to Christian mysticism. Hanstein, Bonn 1908.
literature
- Wilhelm Neuss : A priest of our time. Josef Stoffels, auxiliary bishop of Cologne 1879–1923. Life and work from speeches and writings. Benziger, Einsiedeln and Waldshut 1934.
Web links
- Entry on Joseph Stoffels on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 16, 2016.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stoffels, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Auxiliary Bishop in Cologne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg - Ruhrort |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1923 |
| Place of death | Cologne |