Peter Wilhelm (pastor)

Peter Wilhelm (born April 10, 1877 , † October 21, 1947 in Wehrden ) was a German Catholic pastor and member of parliament .

Life

Peter Wilhelm studied theology and was ordained a priest on March 31, 1900 . He was chaplain in Wadgassen until 1905 , then pastor in Berleicht and from 1909 until his death pastor in Völklingen-Wehrden.

Politically, he was involved in the center party of the Saar area . From 1922 to 1935 he was a member of the Saar Regional Council for all four electoral terms . He campaigned for the reintegration of the Saar area into Germany.

In 1935 he became a member of the Führer Council of the German Front . During the evacuation of the Red Zone , he came to Bad Salzschlirf for a short time in 1939 .

Web links

• Saarland biographies
• The history of the parish of St. Josef
• Wilhelm, Johann Peter. In: Critical online edition of the Nunciature reports Eugenio Pacellis (1917-1929). online , accessed on July 18, 2016

literature

• Markus Gestier: The Christian parties on the Saar and their relationship to the German nation state in the referendum battles in 1935 and 1955. 1991, ISBN 3-924555-68-0 , p. 24.
• Maria Zenner: Parties and politics in the Saar area under the League of Nations regime 1920–1935. Diss., Saarbrücken 1966, pp. 169, 298.
• Handbook of the Diocese of Trier 1927, Trier 1927, p. 421.
• Handbook of the Diocese of Trier 1938, Trier 1938, p. 960.
• Handbook of the Diocese of Trier 1952, Trier 1952, p. 1073.