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After the death of von Ketteler on 13 July 1877, the cathedral chapter elected Moufang bishop of the diocese. However, the Hessian grand ducal government refused to confirm his election, so Moufang served as administrator only. The ten years that he carried this charge while the seminary was
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on 6 November 1854. He was appointed as spiritual adviser and member of the diocesan court on 2 December of the same year. On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his priesthood the theological faculty of
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When Lennig died in 1866, von Ketteler asked Moufang to succeed Lennig as dean of the cathedral and vicar-general. Moufang declined, preferring to devote himself to the seminary. In November 1868 he was summoned to
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as an educator of the clergy. He was prominent in the circle that centred about Lennig, and he took part in all efforts to improve religious and social conditions. He assisted in the formation of the
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For a number of years Moufang was also active as a legislator. After 1863, as representative of the bishop, he had a seat in the upper chamber of the
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The most prominent feature of Moufang's literary activity was his work in reorganizing and publishing the "Katholik", which in collaboration with
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His other literary work was mainly in the history of the older Catholic catechisms in Germany. His chief works on this subject are:
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for his political services and as an intermediary in harmonizing the differences between North and South Germany.
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Die barmherzigen Schwestern, eine Darstellung ihrer Gründung, Verbreitung, Einrichtung und Wirksamkeit
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shuttered were difficult for Moufang, primarily due to the hostile attitude of the government.
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Aktenstücke betreffend die Jesuiten in Deutschland, gesammelt und mit Erläuterungen versehen
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Die Mainzer Katechismen von Erfindung der Buchdruckerkunst bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts
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Das Verbot der Ehen zwischen nahen Verwandten. Beleuchtung der Gründe dieses Verbotes
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he edited from 1851 until his death. He also paraphrased the Latin Easter hymn
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Cardinal Wiseman und seine Verdienste um die Wissenschaft und die Kirche
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Members of the First Chamber of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse
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Katholische Katechismen des 16. Jahrhunderts in deutscher Sprache
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Der Kampf um Rom und seine Folgen für Italien und die Welt
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Der Informativ-Prozess. Eine kirchenrechtliche Erörterung
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Die Kirche und die Versammlung katholischer Gelehrten
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German Catholic theologian and diocesan administrator
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