Theodor Weber (bishop)

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Theodor Weber (1836–1906)

Theodor Hubert Weber (born January 28, 1836 in Zülpich ; † January 12, 1906 in Bonn ) was the second bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Germany .

Life

Theodor Weber attended high school in Münstereifel and studied in Bonn , Munich and Breslau . As a student he joined the Bonn Wingolf . In 1858 he received his doctorate in philosophy under Franz Peter Knoodt .

The ordination received Weber in 1860 in Wroclaw. From 1862 he worked as a chaplain in Sagan and from 1862 to 1864 also as a religion teacher at the grammar school in Sagan. In 1868 his habilitation took place in Breslau. In 1872 he received an appointment as Professor Extraordinarius of Philosophy and in 1878 Professor Ordinarius . From April 1890 he was professor of philosophy in Bonn and vicar general of Bishop Reinkens .

Weber received the episcopal ordination through Bishop Eduard Herzog and was from August 4, 1895 auxiliary bishop in the German diocese of the Old Catholics. After the death of Hubert Reinkens, he administered the diocese from January 5 to March 3, 1896 as diocese administrator . On March 4, 1896, he was elected bishop with 126 votes out of 128. During his term of office, the founding or consolidation of the Old Catholic associations for nurses, for Old Catholic orphanages, for the support of widows and orphans of Old Catholic clergy, and the establishment of men's and women's associations in the communities. During his term of office, negotiations were held internationally for the 1907 admission of the Polish National Catholic Church in the USA to the Union of Old Catholic Churches in Utrecht , and theological talks were initiated with the Orthodox churches .

effect

In his pastoral letters, Bishop Weber dealt with theological and exegetical questions, but he also addressed current issues such as the family, prayer or the social question at the time. His social and ecumenical work was particularly remarkable at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Works

  • Spinozae atque Leibnizii philosophiae, ratione habita libri, cui nomen est: "Réfutation inédite de Spinoza par Leibniz préc. D'un mém. Par A. Foucher de Careil, Paris 1854" critica commentatio , dissertation , Bonn 1858.
  • Schiller's metaphysical view of man, developed from his aesthetic treatises , in: Program, with which the public examination for Saturday and Monday, August 13th and 15th in the royal Catholic high school in Sagan, etc., Sagan 1864, p. 3– 27.
  • Kant's dualism of spirit and nature from 1766 and that of positive Christianity , Breslau 1866.
  • De Hegelii notionibus finiti infinitique commentatio , habilitation thesis, Breslau 1868.
  • Obedience in the Society of Jesus. Documented , Breslau 1871.
  • State and church according to the pattern and intention of ultramontanism. Documented , Breslau 1873.
  • Essence and value of German old Catholicism. Open word. Letter for the German state governments and for everyone who is interested in a clear and correct judgment on the Old Catholic movement , Breslau 1875.
  • Emil du Bois-Reymond. A critique of his worldview , Gotha 1885.
  • Stöckl's history of modern philosophy. A contribution to the assessment of ultramontanism , Gotha 1886.
  • Metaphysics. A scientific justification of the ontology of positive Christianity , 2 volumes, Gotha 1888–1892.
  • The State and Society of Jesus. Lecture , Bonner Zeitung No. 339, Bonn 1890.
  • Exchange of letters from 1890 between Theodor Weber and Bishop Korum von Trier, Bonn 1892.
  • The unchristian ultramontanism and the unchristian modern worldview , Gotha 1900.
  • The position of Old Catholicism on the Roman Church , Gotha 1904.
  • Trinity and creation of the world. The basis of positive Christianity , Gotha 1904.
  • Article Knoodt, Franz Peter , in: ADB 51 (1906) 262-272.

literature

predecessor Office successor
Joseph Hubert Reinkens German Old Catholic Bishop
1896–1906 		Josef Demmel
personal data
SURNAME Weber, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weber, Theodor Hubert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Germany
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH Zülpich
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1906
Place of death Bonn