Born Johann Heinrich Boll, he studied theology as a Jesuitnovice in Rottweil from 1772 and then at the seminary in Dillingen an der Donau. He became a Cistercian monk at Salem Abbey in 1774, taking the name Bernhard. He was assessed as intelligent but angry and arrogant and so his probation was extended by a year, meaning he only took his perpetual vows on 13 November 1776.
He quickly developed into a devout monk and scholar and was ordained priest in 1780, later becoming professor of philosophy at Salem and at Tennenbach Abbey. In 1805 he became professor of philosophy at the University of Freiburg and in 1809 a canon at Freiburg Minster. Secularization and mediatization meant that Germany's dioceses and archdioceses also had to be reorganized. One of the archdioceses formed as a result was that of Freiburg, formed by merging the Diocese of Constance with parts of the Mainz, Straßburg, Worms and Würzburg dioceses. It was set up by pope Pius VII in the papal bull "Provida solersque" of 16 August 1821. The territory of the new archdiocese of Freiburg was mostly in the Grand Duchy of Baden (established in 1806) and difficulties arose finding a candidate for its archbishop who would be acceptable to both the pope and to Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden. Pope Leo XII suggested Boll as a compromise candidate in 1824 after Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg was rejected and the second choice Ferdinand Geminian Wanker died during the negotiations.[1] Boll was consecrated as archbishop by Ferdinand August von Spiegel, archbishop of Cologne on 21 October 1827.
Boll's coat of arms as bishop
Boll was already 71 and suffering form old age and illness, meaning his term of office was an unsuccessful one. The Grand Duchy retained the nomination of almost all bishops in its lands and held that state power was superior to that of the church in almost every respect, leaving Boll little leeway.[2] He had to set up an administrative structure for the archdiocese from scratch, since only Hermann von Vicari was transferred to him from the former church administrations in Konstanz and Bruchsal. His cathedral chapter could not reach consensus and so had less influence on the archdiocese's spiritual and liturgical life than traditions left over from its predecessor bishoprics - for example, what had been the diocese of Konstanz was still more marked by the Age of Enlightenment whereas the northern parts of the archdiocese were more traditionalist. Boll became increasingly aware that the work was beyond his abilities and offered the pope his resignation, but he died on 6 March 1836 before the pope could decide whether to accept it.
^Heinrich Heil: Der Polizeistock im Heiligtum der Kirche. Ein Blick auf die Kirchenpolitik vor 100 Jahren unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Lage in West-Deutschland und im Bereiche der Oberrheinischen Kirchenprovinz. Carolus-Druckerei, Frankfurt am Main 1921. Chapters 3 and 5 and pages 59-61.
BibliographyEdit
(in German) Friedrich von Weech (1876), "Boll, Bernhard", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 3, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 108
(in German) Christoph Schmider: Die Freiburger Bischöfe: 175 Jahre Erzbistum Freiburg. Eine Geschichte in Lebensbildern. Freiburg i. Br.: Herder Verlag, 2002. ISBN3-451-27847-2.
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bernhard, boll, june, 1756, stuttgart, march, 1836, freiburg, breisgau, german, roman, catholic, priest, cistercian, monk, first, archbishop, freiburg, contents, life, references, bibliography, external, linkslife, edit, nbsp, sculpture, andré, friedrich, frei. Bernhard Boll 7 June 1756 in Stuttgart 6 March 1836 in Freiburg im Breisgau was a German Roman Catholic priest Cistercian monk and the first Archbishop of Freiburg Bernhard Boll Contents 1 Life 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksLife Edit nbsp Sculpture of Bernhard Boll by Andre Friedrich Freiburg MinsterBorn Johann Heinrich Boll he studied theology as a Jesuit novice in Rottweil from 1772 and then at the seminary in Dillingen an der Donau He became a Cistercian monk at Salem Abbey in 1774 taking the name Bernhard He was assessed as intelligent but angry and arrogant and so his probation was extended by a year meaning he only took his perpetual vows on 13 November 1776 He quickly developed into a devout monk and scholar and was ordained priest in 1780 later becoming professor of philosophy at Salem and at Tennenbach Abbey In 1805 he became professor of philosophy at the University of Freiburg and in 1809 a canon at Freiburg Minster Secularization and mediatization meant that Germany s dioceses and archdioceses also had to be reorganized One of the archdioceses formed as a result was that of Freiburg formed by merging the Diocese of Constance with parts of the Mainz Strassburg Worms and Wurzburg dioceses It was set up by pope Pius VII in the papal bull Provida solersque of 16 August 1821 The territory of the new archdiocese of Freiburg was mostly in the Grand Duchy of Baden established in 1806 and difficulties arose finding a candidate for its archbishop who would be acceptable to both the pope and to Louis I Grand Duke of Baden Pope Leo XII suggested Boll as a compromise candidate in 1824 after Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg was rejected and the second choice Ferdinand Geminian Wanker died during the negotiations 1 Boll was consecrated as archbishop by Ferdinand August von Spiegel archbishop of Cologne on 21 October 1827 nbsp Boll s coat of arms as bishopBoll was already 71 and suffering form old age and illness meaning his term of office was an unsuccessful one The Grand Duchy retained the nomination of almost all bishops in its lands and held that state power was superior to that of the church in almost every respect leaving Boll little leeway 2 He had to set up an administrative structure for the archdiocese from scratch since only Hermann von Vicari was transferred to him from the former church administrations in Konstanz and Bruchsal His cathedral chapter could not reach consensus and so had less influence on the archdiocese s spiritual and liturgical life than traditions left over from its predecessor bishoprics for example what had been the diocese of Konstanz was still more marked by the Age of Enlightenment whereas the northern parts of the archdiocese were more traditionalist Boll became increasingly aware that the work was beyond his abilities and offered the pope his resignation but he died on 6 March 1836 before the pope could decide whether to accept it References Edit Franz Heinrich Reusch 1896 Wanker Ferdinand Geminian Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 41 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 157 158 Heinrich Heil Der Polizeistock im Heiligtum der Kirche Ein Blick auf die Kirchenpolitik vor 100 Jahren unter besonderer Berucksichtigung der Lage in West Deutschland und im Bereiche der Oberrheinischen Kirchenprovinz Carolus Druckerei Frankfurt am Main 1921 Chapters 3 and 5 and pages 59 61 Bibliography Edit in German Friedrich von Weech 1876 Boll Bernhard Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB in German vol 3 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot p 108 in German Christoph Schmider Die Freiburger Bischofe 175 Jahre Erzbistum Freiburg Eine Geschichte in Lebensbildern Freiburg i Br Herder Verlag 2002 ISBN 3 451 27847 2 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bernhard Boll Bernhard Boll on catholic hierarchy org self published Biography on konradsblattCatholic Church titlesNew title Archbishop of Freiburg1827 1836 Succeeded byIgnaz Anton DemeterPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernhard Boll amp oldid 1128528232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
