Church Catholic Church Nationality German | In office 1616–1638 Ordination 1598 | |
Consecration 9 October 1616
by Antonio Albergati Died 25 September 1638, Cologne, Germany Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne | ||
Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim (1571 – 25 September 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1616–1638).
Biography
Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1571 and ordained a priest in 1598. On 30 August 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of Cyrene. On 9 October 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Albergati, 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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