Karl Fritz (Bishop)

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Archbishop Dr. Karl Fritz, 1922
Archbishop Dr. Karl Fritz, souvenir picture of the enthronement, 1920

Karl Fritz , also Carl Fritz (born August 20, 1864 in Adelhausen ; † December 7, 1931 in Freiburg im Breisgau ), was Archbishop of Freiburg from October 28, 1920 until his death .

Life

Karl Fritz grew up in Pfaffenberg from 1873 and completed his theological studies in Freiburg im Breisgau. There he became a member of the KDSt.V. Arminia Freiburg im Breisgau in CV . He was ordained a priest on July 12, 1888 in Freiburg im Breisgau. Before his appointment as bishop, Karl Fritz was cathedral chapter in Freiburg. In 1913 he was also accepted as an honorary member of the KDStV Hercynia Freiburg im Breisgau .

On October 12, 1920, his election as Archbishop of Freiburg by Pope Benedict XV. approved. He was ordained bishop on October 28 of the same year by the Bishop of Rottenburg, Paul Wilhelm von Keppler ; Co- consecrators were Friedrich Justus Knecht , auxiliary bishop in Freiburg, and Joseph Damian Schmitt , bishop of Fulda . In 1921 Fritz convened a diocesan synod with the aim of revitalizing church life after the First World War . He set further accents, among other things, in Caritas work and kindergarten pedagogy.

Pastoral letters

  • Pastoral letter ... to the believers in his archdiocese at the beginning of holy Lent in 1921
  • Pastoral letter for Lent 1925 , Freiburg i. Br., 1925
  • Pastoral letter about church music of December 16, 1929: for choir conductors and organists , Freiburg i. Br., 1929
  • A serious bishop's word about mixed marriages: Pastoral letter from Archbishop of Freiburg Carl Fritz of March 5, 1930 , Freiburg i. Br .: Archbishop. Mission Institute, 1930

literature

  • Dr. Karl Fritz, Archbishop of Freiburg , Freiburg: Herder & Co., 1922 (memorial sheet).
  • For the solemn consecration of St. Peters Church in Mannheim: on the feast of Peter and Paul June 29, 1930 by Se. Your Excellency, the Most Revered Archbishop Dr. Carl Fritz , ed. on behalf of the parish curate St. Peter, Karlsruhe: Ger. Gravure publishing, 1930.
  • Prayers and chants at the funeral service and at the funeral of His Excellency the Most Revered Archbishop Dr. Carl Fritz, December 15, 1931 in the Metropolitan Church of Freiburg im Breisgau , Freiburg i. Br .: Herder, 1931.
  • Wolfgang Müller:  Fritz, Carl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 631 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Hugo Ott : The emerging industrial age and church social policy in Baden at the turn of the century. The case of St. Blasien and Bernau. , Chapter: Karl Fritz "socialist" pastor in Bernau and since 1920 Archbishop of Freiburg . In: Mission and Service: 60 Years of the Caritas Association Freiburg , Freiburg 1986, pp. 18–29.
  • Christoph Schmider : The Freiburg bishops: 175 years of the Archdiocese of Freiburg. A story in pictures of life . Freiburg i. Br .: Herder Verlag, 2002. ISBN 3-451-27847-2 .
  • Christoph Schmider Elected freely. Archbishop Karl Fritz (1864–1931) ( memento of October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) , in: Konradsblatt No. 11 of March 17, 2002

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chronology of the 20th century on the homepage of the Archdiocese of Freiburg
predecessor Office successor
Thomas Nörber Archbishop of Freiburg
1920 - 1931 		Conrad Groeber
personal data
SURNAME Fritz, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fritz, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Adelhausen
DATE OF DEATH December 7, 1931
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau