Joachim Vobbe
Joachim Vobbe | |
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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 | (1947-01-05)5 January 1947 Bad Honnef |
Died | 26 July 2017(2017-07-26) (aged 70) Königswinter |
Nationality | German |
Denomination | Old Catholic |
Spouse | married |
Children | Two sons |
Joachim Gerhard Vobbe[1] (5 January 1947[2] – 26 July 2017) was a bishop of the Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany.
Church career
Vobbe 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
- ^ 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)