Matthias Eberhard

Matthias Eberhard ( born November 1, 1815 in Trier, † May 30, 1876 ibid ) was from 1867 to 1876 Bishop of Trier.

Life

Eberhard received priestly ordination in 1839. In 1842 he became professor of dogmatic theology at the seminary of Trier, the rain, he was from 1849 to 1862. From 1850 he was canon and 1852-1856 Member of the Catholic faction in the Prussian Landtag.

In 1862, Matthias Eberhard of Pope Pius IX. appointed Titular Bishop of Caesarea Philippi, Auxiliary Bishop of Trier. He received his episcopal consecration on August 3, 1862, the Bishop of Trier, Wilhelm Arnoldi. After the death of Bishop Leopold Pelldram Matthias Eberhard 1867 his successor was in office.

On the First Vatican Council, although he was opposed to the dogma of infallibility, it announced in his diocese after the decision, however, without reservation. He is described as " theologically necessarily true pope and ultramontane - conservative " and is considered " one of the greatest preacher of his century ".

As part of the Kulturkampf Matthias Eberhard was arrested as a second Prussian bishop on March 6, 1874 and subsequently sentenced to a fine of 130,000 gold marks and nine months in prison. He died six months after his release from prison at the height of the Kulturkampf. At the time of his death, 250 priests were put on trial and 230 parishes of his diocese comprehensive 731 parishes were vacant.