Andreas Rinkel (10 January 1889 – 25 March 1979) was a Dutch priest who served as the nineteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1937 to 1970.

Early ministry

Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, Rinkel served as a parish priest in Amersfoort, Holland, and as a professor at the seminary there. He was part of the

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commission that worked toward the reconciliation of the

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with the

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Archbishop of Utrecht

Following the death of Franciscus Kenninck, Archbishop of Utrecht, on 10 February 1937, Rinkel was consecrated Archbishop of Utrecht at St. Gertrude Cathedral in Utrecht by Bishop Johannes Hermannus Berends of Deventer, assisted by the

bishops of Harlem, Germany, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia.

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Early ministry

Archbishop of Utrecht

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