Andreas Hönisch
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Father Andreas Hönisch SJM
(October 3, 1930 - January 25, 2008) was the founder and Superior General of Servi Jesu et Mariae
, and co-founder of the Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas
.
Hönisch was born in Habelschwerdt, Silesia
, now in Poland
. He attended a Jesuit grammar school
and entered the Society of Jesus
in 1952. From 1958 to 1960, as a scholastic, he was in Japan
under the then-provincial Pedro Arrupe
, SJ
. He returned to Germany
for health reasons, and in 1963 he was ordained a priest by the bishop of Berlin, Archbishop
Alfred Bengsch
. He finished his tertianship
in Paray-le-Monial
, and was first appointed chaplain
at a Berlin
grammar school, then parochial vicar
of a parish
in Gießen, Hesse.
While at this post, in 1976, Hönisch co-founded the Catholic Scouts of Europe
(KPE). His teaching and youth work brought him into conflict with his superiors, which led to his expulsion from the Society of Jesus
. He was also a gifted musician
, organ
player and choir director, and later said that he was unable to sing for one year following his expulsion.
He was incardinated as diocesan priest into the diocese of Augsburg, Bavaria
. With the consent of the bishop of Augsburg
, Monsignor
Josef Stimpfle, he founded the new order of the Servi Jesu et Mariae
(SJM, Servants of Jesus and Mary) in 1988. The first members of the order came from the Catholic Scouts of Europe founded by Hönisch. The SJM were recognized as a Congregation of Papal Right in 1994. The congregation runs a boarding school
in northern Germany and is engaged in the Pastoral care of the Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas.
Hönisch died on January 25, 2008 in Blindenmarkt
, Lower Austria
, where the SJM was seated after its expulsion from the diocese of Augsburg in 1995.
Servi Jesu et Mariae
The Servants of Jesus and Mary are a Roman Catholic Congregation for priests, which was founded in 1988 by Father Andreas Hönisch, a former Jesuit, expelled by the order due to his traditional views of Catholic doctrine and pedagogy.The first members were Scouts and Guides of the Katholische...
(October 3, 1930 - January 25, 2008) was the founder and Superior General of Servi Jesu et Mariae
Servi Jesu et Mariae
The Servants of Jesus and Mary are a Roman Catholic Congregation for priests, which was founded in 1988 by Father Andreas Hönisch, a former Jesuit, expelled by the order due to his traditional views of Catholic doctrine and pedagogy.The first members were Scouts and Guides of the Katholische...
, and co-founder of the Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas
Catholic Scouts of Europe
The Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas is a German Catholic Scouting organization with 2,500 members. It is part of the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe...
.
Hönisch was born in Habelschwerdt, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, now in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He attended a Jesuit grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
and entered the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
in 1952. From 1958 to 1960, as a scholastic, he was in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
under the then-provincial Pedro Arrupe
Pedro Arrupe
Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. was the twenty eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was born in Bilbao, Spain.-Education and training:...
, SJ
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
. He returned to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
for health reasons, and in 1963 he was ordained a priest by the bishop of Berlin, Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Alfred Bengsch
Alfred Bengsch
Alfred Bengsch was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Berlin from 1961 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967....
. He finished his tertianship
Tertianship
Tertianship is the final formal period of formation in the Society of Jesus. The Provincial usually invites men to begin Tertianship three to five years after finishing Formation or Graduate Studies...
in Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial
Paray-le-Monial is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Burgundy in eastern France.-History:Paray existed before the monks who gave it its surname of Le Monial, for when Count Lambert of Chalon, together with his wife Adelaide and his friend Mayeul de Cluny, founded there in...
, and was first appointed chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
at a Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
grammar school, then parochial vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of a parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in Gießen, Hesse.
While at this post, in 1976, Hönisch co-founded the Catholic Scouts of Europe
Catholic Scouts of Europe
The Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas is a German Catholic Scouting organization with 2,500 members. It is part of the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe...
(KPE). His teaching and youth work brought him into conflict with his superiors, which led to his expulsion from the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
. He was also a gifted musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
player and choir director, and later said that he was unable to sing for one year following his expulsion.
He was incardinated as diocesan priest into the diocese of Augsburg, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. With the consent of the bishop of Augsburg
Bishop of Augsburg
The Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Ecclesiastical province of München und Freising.The diocese covers an area of 13,250 km².The current bishop is Konrad Zdarsa who was appointed in 2010....
, Monsignor
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
Josef Stimpfle, he founded the new order of the Servi Jesu et Mariae
Servi Jesu et Mariae
The Servants of Jesus and Mary are a Roman Catholic Congregation for priests, which was founded in 1988 by Father Andreas Hönisch, a former Jesuit, expelled by the order due to his traditional views of Catholic doctrine and pedagogy.The first members were Scouts and Guides of the Katholische...
(SJM, Servants of Jesus and Mary) in 1988. The first members of the order came from the Catholic Scouts of Europe founded by Hönisch. The SJM were recognized as a Congregation of Papal Right in 1994. The congregation runs a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in northern Germany and is engaged in the Pastoral care of the Katholische Pfadfinderschaft Europas.
Hönisch died on January 25, 2008 in Blindenmarkt
Blindenmarkt
Blindenmarkt is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
, Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, where the SJM was seated after its expulsion from the diocese of Augsburg in 1995.
External links
- http://thenewliturgicalmovement.blogspot.com/2008/01/fr-andreas-hnisch-sjm.html