Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim

Most Reverend
Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne
Titular Bishop of Cyrene
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cologne
In office 1616–1638
Orders
Ordination 1598
Consecration 9 Oct 1616
by Antonio Albergati
Personal details
Born 1571
Koblenz, Germany
Died 25 Sep 1638 (age 67)
Cologne, Germany
Nationality German

Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim (1571–1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1616–1638).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1571 and ordained a priest in 1598.[1][2] On 30 Aug 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of Cyrene.[1][2] On 9 Oct 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Albergati, Bishop of Bisceglie.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 25 Sep 1638.[1][2]

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).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bishop Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cyrene (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Cyrene" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.


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