Bruno Heim

Bruno Bernard Heim ( born March 5, 1911 in Olten, † March 18, 2003 ibid ) was Archbishop, first Nuncio to Great Britain and an important ecclesiastical heraldry.

Life

Bruno Heim, citizens of Neuendorf SO, was born as the son of Bernard and Elizabeth 's home in Olten. After his baccalaureate degree in Engelberg Monastery, philosophical and theological studies in Rome: Angelicum (. Dr. phil ), Freiburg and at the seminary in Solothurn, he was ordained in Solothurn on 29 June 1938 and priest and worked for four years as a vicar in Arbon and St. Anton, Basel.

In 1942, he appeared as one of the first non-Italian in the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and began his canon law studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. When he could no longer travel in Italy after a home leave, he had to interrupt his studies. From 1942 to 1945 he served as chaplain for Italian and Polish military internees in the Emmental, in Langenthal and Sumiswald. Canon law studies, he continued in 1945 and received his PhD in 1947 with the dissertation " coat of arms crest custom and law in the Church" Dr. iur. can.

Formative for him were his years as Secretary of Angelo Roncalli Nunciature (the future Pope John XXIII. ) In Paris ( 1947-1950 ), which was followed by visits to the Nunciature of Vienna ( 1950-1954 ) and Bonn ( 1954-1961 ). Following the withdrawal of Aloysius Muench on December 9, 1959 Home led the German Nunciature a caretaker until the appointment of Corrado Bafile the new Apostolic Nuncio of Germany on 13 February 1960.

Bruno Bernhard home from 1986 to 2003 as the successor of Joseph Hasler Prior of the German Swiss section of the Equestrian Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem, whose Grand Prior of the Swiss Lieutenancy he was in 1994.

Since 1985, Archbishop home spent his retirement in Olten. In May 2002, he suffered a stroke and died on 18 March 2003. At his request he was buried in accordance with his hometown New village next to the church.

Apostolic Delegate

On December 10, 1961 Bruno home received episcopal ordination. Diocesan Bishop Dr. Francis of Strictly initiated him in Solothurn, St. Ursus Titular Archbishop of Xanthus at Myra in Asia Minor. Finally, after years as Apostolic Delegate in Scandinavia (1961-1969), from 1966 also as Pro-Nuncio in Finland ( 1966-1969 ) and in Egypt ( 1969-1973 ), he led from 1973 to 1985 the Nunciature in London. He established close contacts with the British royal family and the government and acquired by its wise and broad-based selection of bishop candidates also within the church the highest reputation. In 1962 he founded the St. Ansgar factory Switzerland and thus created an organizational basis for the material and human assistance in Scandinavia.

Ecclesiastical heraldry

In addition to his diplomatic activity Bruno Heim was primarily active in the field of ecclesiastical heraldry. Already in home -school time a Benedictine priest had aroused the enthusiasm for heraldry during his high school years in the Engelberg sixteen. The thesis justified his eventual fame as ecclesiastical heraldry. He designed and drew numerous coats of arms of church dignitaries. Among other things, the coat of arms of the Popes John XXIII. , Paul VI. , John Paul I and John Paul II go back to him. Home was a member of 20 national heraldic societies and board member of the Académie Internationale d' Héraldique.

Awards

  • 1965: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • 1967: Grand Gold Medal with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit
  • Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
  • Grand Cross of the Order of hl. Mauritius and Lazarus
  • Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy grave in Jerusalem
  • Officer of the Legion of Honor
  • Officer of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
  • Order of the Roman Eagle

Works

  • Coutumes et Droit de l' Eglise Héraldiques. Beauchesne, Paris 1949.
  • Heraldry in the Catholic Church. Its Origins, Customs, and Laws. Humanities Press Inc, New Jersey 1978, ISBN 0-391-00873-0.
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