Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne
Titular Bishop of Cyrene
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Cologne
Term:1616–1638
Ordination:1598
Consecration:9 October 1616
Consecrated By:Antonio Albergati
Birth Date:1571
Death Date:25 September 1638 (age 67)
Nationality:German

Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim (1571 – 25 September 1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1616–1638).[1] [2]

Biography

Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1571 and ordained a priest in 1598. On 30 August 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of Cyrene. On 9 October 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Albergati, Bishop of Bisceglie. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 25 September 1638.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Johannes Pelking, Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1620); and the principal co-consecrator of Otto von Senheim, Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (1634).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgzs.html "Bishop Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim"
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-VO.htm#57784 "Bishop Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim"