Augustin Henninghaus
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Augustin Henninghaus SVD
(11 September 1862, Menden (Sauerland)
, Province of Westphalia
– 20 July 1939) was a German Roman Catholic missionary
and bishop in China
in the present North Rhine-Westphalia
. After attendance at the local secondary school and two further years of private education he entered the Society of the Divine Word, or Steyler Missionaries, on 11 October 1879. He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 May 1885.
In 1886 he was sent as a missionary to China. In 1904 Pope Pius X
made him Vicar Apostolic of Southern Shantung (renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Yenchowfu on 3 December 1924) and titular bishop
of Hypaepa. In 1910 he founded the women's order of the Oblates of the Holy Family, who still operate in Taiwan
and China, and as of 2010 number approximately 200 sisters.
In 1935 the bishop retired, but continued to live in China until his death in Yanzhou
on 20 July 1939.
Divine Word Missionaries
The Society of the Divine Word , popularly called the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a missionary religious congregation in the Latin Church, one of the 23 sui iuris churches which make up the Catholic Church. As of 2006 it consisted of 6,102 members composed...
(11 September 1862, Menden (Sauerland)
Menden (Sauerland)
Menden is a town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river.-History:...
, Province of Westphalia
Province of Westphalia
The Province of Westphalia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946.-History:Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Kingdom of Westphalia, which was a client state of the First French Empire from 1807 to 1813...
– 20 July 1939) was a German Roman Catholic missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
and bishop in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
Life
Henninghaus, whose baptismal name was August, was born in MendenMenden (Sauerland)
Menden is a town in the district Märkischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river.-History:...
in the present North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
. After attendance at the local secondary school and two further years of private education he entered the Society of the Divine Word, or Steyler Missionaries, on 11 October 1879. He was ordained to the priesthood on 30 May 1885.
In 1886 he was sent as a missionary to China. In 1904 Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X
Pope Saint Pius X , born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was the 257th Pope of the Catholic Church, serving from 1903 to 1914. He was the first pope since Pope Pius V to be canonized. Pius X rejected modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox...
made him Vicar Apostolic of Southern Shantung (renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Yenchowfu on 3 December 1924) and titular bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Hypaepa. In 1910 he founded the women's order of the Oblates of the Holy Family, who still operate in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and China, and as of 2010 number approximately 200 sisters.
In 1935 the bishop retired, but continued to live in China until his death in Yanzhou
Yanzhou
Yanzhou is a county-level city of Jining, in the southwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China.-Administration:The County-level city of Yanzhou administers 10 township-level divisions.-Transportation:*Beijing-Shanghai Railway...
on 20 July 1939.
Sources
- Pater Hermann Fischer SVD, 1946: "Augustin Henninghaus - 53 Jahre Missionar und Missionsbischof". Steyler Missionsbuchhandlung Kaldenkirche