Redemptorist Father Carl Hoegerl dies at 98 November 8, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Redemptorist Father Carl W. Hoegerl will be offered Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazon de Jesus in Highlandtown. Father Hoegerl died Nov. 4. He was 98. Born in Pennsylvania, he entered the Redemptorist novitiate in Ilchester in 1944, professing vows on August 2, 1945 before continuing studies at Mount St. Alphonsus Seminary at Esopus, New York. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Stephen Donahue of New York in 1950. Among his assignments, Father Hoegerl served in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for two years as pastor of Ss. James and John in Baltimore beginning in 1978. He was called to Rome by the Redemptorist Superior General Joseph Pfab, who appointed Hoegerl to the Redemptorist Historical Institute at the order’s general headquarters, according to information provided by the Redemporists. As a member of the Collegio San’Alfonso, he began to publish documents related to Alphonsian spirituality and texts associated with the foundation of the order. From 1983 to 1986 he was executive secretary of the Commission on Redemptorist Spirituality in Rome. In 1984 Father Hoegerl began work on the canonization cause of the Servant of God, Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R., and was appointed by the prefect of the Congregation of Saints Causes as an external assistant. Father Hoegerl wrote book reviews for Catholic Historical Review, American Ecclesiastical Review and Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft. He had a master’s degree in medieval history from The Catholic University of America and a master’s degree in education from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. Also see A life well-coached: Lou Holtz remembered for faith, family and football Father Norvel, first Black superior general for U.S. men’s religious community, dies at 90 Deacon Stretmater, father of 11 who ministered at Howard County parish, dies at 101 Beloved Notre Dame coaching legend Lou Holtz remembered for ‘building men, not just players’ Prolific catechist Paul Thigpen, who mused on extraterrestrial life, dies at 71 Jesuit Father Anthony Berret, distinguished English professor, dies at 86 Copyright © 2021 Catholic Review Media Print
