Johannes Grohe and Thomas Prügl

Heads of the Research Project “History of Church Councils”

Johannes Grohe (Rome) and Thomas Prügl (Vienna) have jointly headed the the Research Project “History of Church Councils” since 2008. Johannes Grohe (Biography) and Thomas Prügl (Biography)  represent the editing board of is the editor of the journal Annales Historiae Conciliorum (since 2020). Thomas Prügl is also the editor (with Peter Bruns / Bamberg) of the book series Konziliengeschichte (since 2008).


S.E. Walter Kardinal Brandmüller und Remigius Bäumer (1918-1998)

Promoters of the Research Project “History of Church Councils”

The two professors Walter Brandmüller, today cardinal (Biography) and Remigus Bäumer (1918-1998, here an obituary by J. Grohe) initiated the project "Council History" in 1969.


Scientific Advisory Board


Annuarium Historiae Conciliorum (AHC)

 Scientific Advisory Board

PETER BRUNS / Bamberg, PHILIPPE CHENAUX / Rome, EVANGELOS CHRYSOS / Athens, THOMAS GRAUMANN / Cambridge, JOHANNES HELMRATH / Berlin, NELSON H. MINNICH / Washington D.C., HEINZ OHME / Berlin, KLAUS SCHATZ / Frankfurt-St.Georgen, BORIS ULIANICH / Neapel, PETAR VRANKIĆ / Augsburg, PETER WIRTH / Munich


Society of History of Church Councils

Scientific Advisory Board:

PETER BRUNS / Bamberg, ANSGAR FRENKEN / Ulm, JOHANNES GROHE / Rome,

HEINZ OHME / Berlin, THOMAS PRÜGL / Vienna