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Hubert Luthe

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Hubert Luthe
Bishop of Essen
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Essen
In office 18 December 1991 – 22 May 2002
Predecessor Franz Hengsbach
Successor Felix Genn
Previous posts Titular Bishop of Egabro (1969-1991)
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1969-1991)
Orders
Ordination 2 July 1953
by Josef Frings
Consecration 14 December 1969
by Joseph Höffner
Personal details
Born 22 May 1927
Lindlar, Rhine Province, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Died 4 February 2014 (aged 86)

Hubert Luthe (22 May 1927 – 4 February 2014) was a German Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1951, Luthe was appointed titular bishop of Egabro and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany. In 1991, he appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen and retired in 2002.[1]

References

  1. Back to citation "Bishop Hubert Luthe". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2015-10-17.