Peter von Hötzl

Peter Alcantara Hötzl , since 1895 Knight of Hötzl , (* 6. August 1836 in Munich as Alois Matthias Hötzl ; † 9. March 1902 in Augsburg ) was from 1895 to 1902 Bishop of Augsburg .

Life

Petrus von Hötzl was born the son of a post office clerk in Munich, where he also attended elementary school and grammar school. He completed the last class in Freising . Before deciding to take up a career, he decided to go to the monastery and entered the Franciscan monastery in Munich on October 27, 1857 , where he took the religious name Petrus Alcantara (after Saint Peter of Alcantara ). He studied theology and philosophy at the university and was ordained a priest on March 30, 1860.

After a few years in pastoral care in the monasteries of Dietfurt and Landshut , he was called back to Munich to hold philosophical and theological lectures as a lecturer. He was active in this position for almost 30 years and has clearly shaped the formation of priests.

In 1891 von Hötzl was elected Provincial of the Bavarian Franciscan Province and confirmed in this office in 1894. On November 7, 1894 he was appointed bishop by Prince Regent Luitpold , whereupon on March 18, 1895 the solemn preconization by Pope Leo XIII. took place. The ordination as bishop took place on May 1, 1895 in Augsburg Cathedral by the Archbishop of Munich and Freising Antonius von Thoma .

Publications

During his time as a lecturer, he edited a wide variety of theological and historical writings, including a .:

1876: The Little Office U. 1 Woman, designed for understanding and contemplation .
1870: The history of the parish and monastery church of St. Anna .
1881: Esau and Jakob , a study of biblical typics and casuistry .
1896: Dioecesis Augustana jussu illustrissimi ac reverendissimi domini domini.

He also worked as an editor for Berthold von Regensburg's Sermones ad religiosos 1882 , among others .

Titles and honors

Monsignor
Papal Assistant to the Throne
Roman count
Order of Merit of St. Michael 2nd Class
Knight of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown

Imperial Council of the Crown of Bavaria

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predecessor	Office	successor
Pankratius of spelled	Bishop of Augsburg 1895–1902	Maximilian von Lingg

Reichsrat (Bavaria)

personal data
SURNAME	Hötzl, Petrus von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hötzl, Alois Matthias (real name); Hötzl, Petrus Alcantara Ritter von (full name); Hötzl, Petrus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Augsburg (1895–1902)
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich
DATE OF DEATH	March 9, 1902
Place of death	augsburg