in the Old Catholic schism. The last four volumes of the second edition of his History of the Councils have been described as skillfully adapted to the new situation created by the Vatican decrees. During the later years of his life he undertook no further literary efforts on behalf of his church, but retired into relative privacy. Hefele died in Rottenburg am Neckar. Selected works Notes References This work in turn cites: Herzog-Hauck's Realencyklopädie, vii. 525. 1809 births 1893 deaths People from Ostalbkreis University of Tübingen alumni Academic staff of the University of Tübingen 19th-century German Catholic theologians 19th-century German historians Roman Catholic bishops of Rottenburg 19th-century German Roman Catholic bishops Historians of the Catholic Church Members of the Württembergian Chamber of Deputies German male non-fiction writers 19th-century male writers