Paul Leopold Haffner

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Paul Leopold Haffner, 1892
Grave monument of Bishop Haffner in Mainz Cathedral

Paul Leopold Haffner (born January 21, 1829 in Horb am Neckar , † November 2, 1899 in Mainz ) was Bishop of Mainz .

Life

After studying theology in Tübingen , Paul Leopold Haffner was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Rottenburg on August 10, 1852 , after which he was a repetiteur at the Wilhelmsstift in Tübingen. In 1855 he was appointed full professor of philosophy at the seminary in Mainz . In 1864 he was incardinated in the diocese of Mainz and in 1866 appointed vicar general of the diocese of Mainz. In 1877 he was retired as a result of the Kulturkampf .

After the nine-year vacancy of the Mainz bishop's chair caused by the Kulturkampf , he was appointed Bishop of Mainz on June 10, 1886. He was ordained bishop on July 25, 1886, by the Bishop of Limburg and later Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau , Christian Roos .

As Bishop of Mainz, Paul Leopold Haffner was constitutionally a member of the first chamber of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1887 to 1899 .

He obtained a revision of the church political laws in Hesse.

Haffner was active for a long time in the service of the Roman Church, both verbally and in writing, and was known as a contentious man. He was one of the main speakers at the meetings of the Catholic clubs. In 1880 Haffner was one of the participants in the anti-Semite conference of Karl Konstantin von Fechenbach near Frankfurt.

The Grünstadter Zeitung No. 264, dated November 9, 1899, reports in detail about his funeral :

“ Mainz, November 7th. The funeral of Bishop Haffner took place this morning at 9:30 a.m. with numerous participation from town and country. About 10,000 people formed a guard at the corpse conduct. The train was opened by 1500 high school students. This was followed by the Catholic corporations with their flags, the Catholic students in the wichs, the Hessian central faction of the state parliament, the city councilors, the mayor with the councilors, then several hundred seminarians in choir shirts and clergymen with burning candles, Archbishop Noerber of Freiburg, Bishop Willi of Limburg, Bishop Endert of Fulda, Bishop Keppler of Rottenburg, Bishop Schloer of Würzburg, Auxiliary Bishop Count Galen of Münster, the Abbot of Marienstatt , Provost Dr. Berlage of Cologne, Cathedral Dean Dr. Hilpisch of Limburg, Prelate Keller of Wiesbaden, Domcapitular Sporer of Rottenburg. Now followed the death wagon with 4 horses, behind it the closest relatives, also Excellency von Westerweller as representative of Sr. Royal Highness of the Grand Duke, Minister of State Rothe, the governor of the fortress Mainz and many others. The funeral procession moved into the cathedral. The death office of Archbishop Noerber, Freiburg, was celebrated there; Bishop Willi von Limburg gave the funeral speech. "

- Grünstadter Zeitung, 1899

Gorres Society

As a co-founder of the Görres Society , the Catholic Brochure Association and editor of the Frankfurt contemporary brochures , he himself made several contributions that deepen his point of view:

  • Goethe's Faust as a symbol of modern culture. 1879.
  • Ida Countess Hahn-Hahn . 1880.
  • Goethe's poems examined for their moral content. 1881.
  • Voltaire and his epigones. 1884.

Publications

  • Basic lines of philosophy as task, history and teaching: as an introduction to philosophical studies . 2 volumes. - Mainz: Kirchheim, 1881–83
  • The German Enlightenment , 3rd edition, Mainz 1864
  • Materialism in cultural history , Mainz 1865
  • A study on GE Lessing , 2nd edition, Cologne 1878

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predecessor Office successor
Christoph Moufang as capitular vicar and diocese administrator Bishop of Mainz
1886–1899 		Heinrich Brück
personal data
SURNAME Haffner, Paul Leopold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian and Bishop of Mainz
DATE OF BIRTH January 21, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Horb am Neckar
DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1899
Place of death Mainz