In October 1920 he became a
catechist, and Deputy Director
at the German Catholic teacher
training college in the factory
town of Temeswarer
Fabrikstadt,
boarding ladder, and disbanded
1923, Franz
Kräuter
(parliamentarians in Bucharest)
than its director.
Between 1926 to 1941 he headed
the Banatia - Home and Student
1926 to 1942, the German teacher
training college of Timisoara.
In 1924 he was Prosynodialrichter, and in 1930 Vice Chairman of the Banat German
Cultural Association.
On 16
October 1931 was granted the Ehrendomherrwürde (honorary Canon).
In 1933 he was Prosynodialprüfer and distinguished himself by his contributions to the
development of the German Catholic schools in the Romanian Banat, he was manager of the
St. Boniface work, including organized
Teaching in the Diaspora communities, organized in Banatia educational workshops for the
training of German teachers, and founded and led for some years, the League of German
Catholic Youth Organizations "in the Romanian Banat.
In 1941 he handed over the leadership of the German Teachers' Training Institute of
Banatia students home to John Eckim (on orders from the ethnic leadership), from 1941 to
1970 was canon of the Diocese of Timisoara.
1942 to 1944 he gave lessons as a religion teacher at the girls' school Timisoara, and
was residing in Domherrenhaus at the Domplatz
(Cathedral Square).
1945 to 1946 Nischbach located parents of children abducted to Russia, receiving
returnees, and campaigned for interned German.
On 10
March 1951 he was arrested and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for espionage,
treason, liaise with Western countries, laissez-Nazi and fascist activity in the
Banatia-school and youth organizations of the Diocese of Timisoara, in the
penitentiaries of Timisoara, Bucharest, Jilava, Aiud,
Ocnele Mari, Piteşti.
On 1
June 1959 was held in West Berlin, the replacement of the nuns Prioress Hildegardis
Wulff and Sr. Patricia Zimmermann and Dr. Franz Kräuterin against two Romanian spies
instead.
1960 he was appointed by Pope John XXIII.
the Pontifical House prelates Nischbach and was also chairman of the South German
priests and pastors work of the expellees.
Nischbach lived in the guesthouse of the monastery of St. Lioba in Freiburg,
(Breisgau)
Germany, from where he took up the relief work for the people in his old home;
preserving ethnic traditions.
Josef Nischbach died on 20
June 1970 and was buried in the monastery cemetery of St. Lioba in Freiburg (Breisgau)
Günterstal.
On 6
November 1999 a senior center was opened and named after him "Banat Joseph Nischbach in
Ingolstadt" (see photos of the center below).
In
2000, after 30 years after death, by prompting of the Banat Bishop Martin Roos, the
reburial of Nischbach crypt to
the Cathedral of Timisoara took place.
Publisher's
Comments:
Domherr:
Priests surrounding bishop Pacha of Temeswar, and maybe the parish priest in some towns
or large villages.
Prälat: A high
dignitary, like a bishop, archbishop, cardinal, etc. all named by the Pope. I think
that a common designation for these was also “Kirchenfürst”, meaning “prince of the
church”.
Catechist: one who instructs catechumens in
preparation for admission into a Christian church.
Josef Nischbach Center
for the aging Banater Swabian - Ingolstadt, Germany
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This center is home for
about 40 Banater Swabian
elderly people, who enjoy having
visitors.
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Photos taken by Jody
McKim, 2004 |
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