Albert Stohr Explained

Type:Bishop
Albert Stohr
Bishop of Mainz
Church:Mainz Cathedral
Province:Freiburg im Breisgau
Diocese:Mainz
Appointed:17 July 1935
Predecessor:Ludwig Maria Hugo
Ordination:19 October 1913
Consecration:24 August 1935
Consecrated By:Conrad Gröber,, Johann Baptist Sproll
Birth Date:13 November 1890
Birth Place:Friedberg, Germany
Nationality:German
Religion:Roman Catholic

Albert Stohr (13 November 1890 – 3 June 1961) was Bishop of Mainz from 17 July 1935 until his death.

Stohr was born in Friedberg, Germany. He entered the seminary in Mainz in 1909 and was ordained as a priest on 19 October 1913 in Mainz Cathedral.[1] After the death of Bishop Ludwig Maria Hugo, he was elected bishop by the cathedral chapter on 10 June 1935 and confirmed by Pope Pius XI on 17 July 1935. He was consecrated by Archbishop Conrad Gröber on 24 August 1935.

His time in office was dominated by World War II and the subsequent reconstruction efforts. He died in Seligenstadt.

Amid 1941 Catholic protests over Nazi euthanasia led by Bishop Clemens August Graf von Galen, Stohr sermonized against the taking of life.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bstohr.html Albert Stohr
  2. Richard J. Evans; The Third Reich at War; Penguin Press; New York 2009, p.98