Herzog, Right Rev. Eduard

D.D. (hon., Bern, 1876), Christian Catholic (Old Catholic); b. at Schongau, Canton Luzern, Switzerland, Aug. 1, 1841; studied theology at Tubingen, Freiburg, and Bonn, 1865-68; became teacher of religion in the teachers' institute of the Canton Luzern, and of exegesis in the theological (Roman-Catholic) seminary at Luzern, 1868; Old-Catholic pastor at Crefeld, Pru ia, 1872; at Olten, 1873; Bern, 1876-84; chosen bishop of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland, June 7, 1876 consecrated, Sept. 18, 1876. Since 1874 he has been profe or of theology at Bern, and was rector of the university 1884-85. He has written Ueber die Abfa unqszeit der Pastoralbriefe, Luzern, 1870; Christ-kath. Gebetbuch, Bern, 1879, 2d ed. 1884; Gemeinschaft ink der Anglo-Americ. Kirche, 1881; Religionsfreiheit in der helvet. Republik, 1884; about twenty episcopal charges, relative to excommunication, confe ion, the three Peter-pa ages, etc., e ays and sermons. He edited the Katholische Slimme, Luzern, 1870-71 (a weekly newspaper against papal infallibility); Katholische Blatter, Olten, 1873-76 (weekly, Old Catholic); is joint editor of Katholik, Bern, 1878, sqq. (weekly, organ of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland).