Johann Nepomuk Locherer (August 21, 1773 – February 26, 1837) was a German Catholic theologian born in

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

. From 1790 he studied theology in Freiburg, and furthered his education at the seminary in

Meersburg Meersburg () is a town in Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany. It is on Lake Constance. It is known for its medieval city. The lower town ("Unterstadt") and upper town ("Oberstadt") are reserved for pedestrians only, and connected by t ...

. In 1798 he received his ordination in Breisach, and subsequently served in parishes in Rottenburg am Neckar (from 1799) and Endingen (from 1805). At Endingen he strove for educational reforms. In 1830 he became a professor to the Catholic theological faculty at the University of Giessen. Locherer is remembered for publication of a major work on church history called ''Geschichte der christlichen Religion und Kirche''. It contained nine volumes and was published from 1824 to 1836. He was also the author of textbooks on Christian church archaeology (''Lehrbuch der christlich-kirchlichen Archäologie'', 1832) and

patristics Patristics or patrology is the study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers. The names derive from the combined forms of Latin ''pater'' and Greek ''patḗr'' (father). The period is generally considered to run from ...

(''Lehrbuch der Patrologie, für akademische Vorlesungen bestimmt'', 1837).

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19th-century German Catholic theologians 19th-century German Roman Catholic priests Academic staff of the University of Giessen 1773 births 1837 deaths Clergy from Freiburg im Breisgau German male non-fiction writers 19th-century male writers {{Germany-theologian-stub