Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim (1571 – 25 September 1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1616–1638).
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Biography
Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim was born in
Koblenz
Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary.
Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...
,
Germany
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in 1571 and ordained a priest in 1598.
On 30 August 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
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as
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and
Titular Bishop
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of ''Cyrene''.
On 9 October 1616, he was consecrated bishop by
Antonio Albergati
Antonio Albergati (16 September 1566 – 13 January 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bisceglie (1609–1627), ''(in Latin)'' Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1610–1621), and Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1621–1624). ...
,
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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16th-century German Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
1571 births
1638 deaths
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