Joachim Gerhard Vobbe[1] (5 January 1947[2] – 26 July 2017) was a bishop of the Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany.
Joachim Vobbe | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of the Old Catholics in Germany | |
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| Diocese | Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany |
| In office | 1995–2009 |
| Predecessor | Sigisbert Kraft |
| Successor | Matthias Ring |
| Other post(s) | Honorary assistant bishop, CofE Diocese in Europe (1995–2017) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1972 |
| Consecration | 1995 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1947 |
| Died | 26 July 2017 (aged 70) Königswinter |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Old Catholic |
| Spouse | married |
| Children | Two sons |
Church career
editVobbe was ordained a priest on 14 June 1972; he married and has two sons.[2] After serving as a chaplain (Kaplan) for five years in Catholic parishes in Cologne (1972–1974) and Düsseldorf (1974–1977),[1] he joined the Old Catholic Church in 1977,[2] becoming rector in Blumberg until 1982.[1] He then served in Offenbach, latterly as Dean of Hesse.[2]
In 1994, the 52nd Ordinary Diocesan Synod elected him to become their ninth diocesan bishop, succeeding Sigisbert Kraft.[2] He was consecrated a bishop on 24 March 1995, serving as the Bishop of the Old Catholics in Germany (based in Bonn) until 2009. As bishop of a church in full communion with the Church of England, he has been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop in that church's Diocese in Europe since 1999.[1] He died at Königswinter on 26 July 2017.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Joachim Gerhard Vobbe". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Alt-Katholisch — Bischof emeritus Archived 2018-08-31 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 21 December 2016)