Paulus Moritz (29 June 1869 – 19 November 1942) was a German Roman Catholic cleric and founder of a minor branch of the Franciscan order.
Around this time, he had also knotted a firm relationship with the French Fransalian bishop Pelvat of Nagpur, headquarters of the Province of Central India & Berars.
In 1902, the Nimar Mission in the North Khandesh region in the province of Central India & Berrars with Khandwa as its headquarters was assigned to the new congregation.
Between this period and the outbreak of World War I, the young congregation made rapid and impressive strides in its expansion and development.
At the outbreak of World War II, the British briefly detained him, but owing to his ill health and advanced age, he was set free.
The Generalate [de] of Paulus Moritz's Congregation is located in the vicinity of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt.