Johannes Joseph Koppes
Bishop Johannes Joseph Koppes | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Luxembourg | |
 | |
| See | Luxembourg |
| Appointed | 28 September 1883 |
| Installed | 4 November 1883 |
| Term ended | 29 November 1918 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 August 1868 |
| Consecration | 4 November 1883 by Edward Henry Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Joseph Koppes September 16, 1843 Canach |
| Died | November 30, 1918 (aged 75) |
| Denomination | Catholic |
Jean Joseph Alphonse Koppes (16 September 1843 – 29 November 1918)
Life
Johannes Joseph Koppes was born in Canach in 1843,[1] the son of a schoolteacher Johann (Jean) Koppes and his wife Anna Maria née Ernster.
At the age of 25, he was ordained a priest on 28 August 1868, and worked as a parson in
On 28 September 1883 he was appointed Bishop of Luxembourg,[1] and was consecrated on 4 November of the same year by Cardinal Edward Henry Howard. Only the second person to hold the office since Luxembourg became a diocese in 1870, he exercised this function until his death on 29 November 1918.
His election as Bishop was supported by seminary professor Dominik Hengesch (1844–1899) and Msgr. Francesco Spolverini (1838–1918), the Internuntius for Luxembourg. Nikolaus Nilles SJ, who was initially a candidate, also supported Koppes in Rome. Koppes' motto as Bishop was Pax et Veritas.[1]
At the beginning of his tenure as bishop, he officially recognised the controversial
His time in office also saw fierce and bitter public disputes, amongst other things over the controversial education law of 1912 and over press issues, in which Koppes took an uncompromising stance, and which damaged church-state relations (which had never been good in the 19th century).[1] After the passage of the 1912 education law, he banned the Deputies who had voted for the law from receiving communion.[2]
Koppes' historical reputation is that of a combative bishop, who fought actively against
He regularly participated as a guest in the meetings of German bishops in Fulda. In 1913, Koppes was a speaker at the Deutscher Katholikentag in Metz, .
His uncompromising nature led to several conflicts with the liberal government. After Koppes died in
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hellinghausen, Georges (8 February 2011). "Jean-Joseph Koppes". Service Communication et Presse - Archevêché de Luxembourg (in German). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Pauly, Michel (1 July 2014). "Kirche und Staat: auch unter Historikern ein Streitthema?". Hémecht (in German). 66 (3/4): 438.
Further reading
- Hellinghausen, Georges (1 April 2018). "Rome-La Haye-Luxembourg et la question scolaire au Grand-Duché, III – Sous Monseigneur Koppes (1883-1918)". Hémecht (in French). 70 (2): 29ff.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
