Philipp Hofmeister (theologian)

Philipp Hofmeister OSB (born April 19, 1888 in Saulgau ; † January 21, 1969 in Neresheim Abbey ) was a German religious priest and canon lawyer .

Life

From 1907 to 1909 he studied law in Berlin and philosophy in Freiburg im Breisgau and from 1909 to 1912 theology in Tübingen . In 1912 he passed the state examination in theology in Tübingen and joined the Benedictine Abbey of Emmaus in Prague, which was part of the Beuron monastery association . In 1914 he became a teacher at the monastery oblate school for mathematics. From 1914 to 1918 he was chaplain of the Saxon troops. From 1918 to 1921 he was a lecturer for canon law at the University of Beuron . In 1921 he joined the Neresheim Abbey . After graduation in 1929 Dr. theol. in Tübingen he was the professor for canon law at the PTH Dillingen from 1946 to 1947 . In 1949 he became a private lecturer and associate professor for canon law, in particular for canonical procedural and criminal law at the LMU Munich . In 1956 he retired .

Miter and staff of the real prelates without episcopal character . Stuttgart 1928, OCLC 73456034 .
Bishop and cathedral chapter according to old and new law . Neresheim 1931, OCLC 750896953 .
Catholicism in France . Paderborn 1933, OCLC 21437253 .
The Holy Oils in the Oriental and Occidental Church. A canonical-liturgical treatise . Wuerzburg 1948, OCLC 6678791 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hofmeister, Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German priest and canon lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 19, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH	Saulgau
DATE OF DEATH	January 21, 1969
Place of death	Neresheim Abbey