Laurentius Hoheisel
Laurentius Hoheisel OSB (born February 15, 1923 in Altewalde , Neisse district , as Johannes Hoheisel ; † August 11, 2008 in Sigmaringen ) was the Benedictine and last abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Grüssau in Bad Wimpfen, which was closed in 2004 .
Life
Johannes Hoheisel, the oldest of six children, was a soldier in World War II and witnessed the destruction of the Montecassino Archabbey . As a prisoner of war he attended the so-called barbed wire seminar in Chartres, after the end of the war he studied philosophy and theology at the Philosophical-Theological University of Königstein in Königstein im Taunus . In 1948 he joined the Grüssau Abbey in Bad Wimpfen as a postulant . After making perpetual profession on January 6, 1950, he was ordained a priest on August 9, 1953 by Bishop Albert Stohr .
On April 14, 1969 Laurentius Hoheisel was elected to succeed Albert Schmitt as second abbot of Grüssau Abbey. The Abtsbenediktion gave him Bishop of Mainz Hermann Volk on May 31, 1969. From 1976 to 1996, Abbot Hoheisel also the Abbot President of the Beuron Congregation . Laurentius Hoheisel was thus the highest-ranking dignitary of the congregation and higher order superior in terms of canon law . In 1997 he resigned from his posts for health reasons.
Web links
- Entry to Laurentius Hoheisel on medals online
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Schmitt |
Abbot of the Grüssau Abbey in Wimpfen 1969–1997 |
P. Odo Kiefer, Prior Administrator |
| Petrus Borne |
Abbot praeses of the Beuron Benedictine Congregation 1976–1995 |
Anno Schoenen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoheisel, Laurentius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoheisel, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German religious, abbot of the Beuron congregation |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altewalde , Neisse district |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 2008 |
| Place of death | Sigmaringen |