| The Most Reverend Friedrich Ostermann |
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| Titular Bishop of Dolia | |
Friedrich Ostermann on 27 July 2009. |
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| Appointed | 27 June 1981 |
| Enthroned | 13 September 1981 |
| Predecessor | Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 February 1958 by Michael Keller |
| Consecration | 13 September 1981 by Reinhard Lettmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1932 Münster, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Münster, Germany |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (27 June 1981 - 18 July 2007) |
| Styles of Friedrich Ostermann |
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Friedrich Ostermann (born 21 June 1932 in Münster, Germany) is a retired auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster.
Ostermann was ordained on 11 February 1958. After an initial temporary job in Bockum-Hövel he became a chaplain in Emsdetten, he became a parish priest in Rheine (Sacred Heart) in 1969 and in 1975 a dean in the Office of the Rhine Deanery.
Pope John Paul II appointed him as Titular Bishop of Dolia and auxiliary bishop in Münster (regional bishop for the region of Münster / Warendorf). On 13 September 1981, Ostermann was ordained bishop by Bishop Dr. Reinhard Lettmann; co-consecrators were the Bischop of Trier, Hermann Josef Spital, and the Münster Auxiliary Bishop Alfons Demming. Since 1981 Ostermann has been the resident canon at the cathedral in Münster and head of the Agency of Missions, Development and Freedom of the Bishops' General Vicarage in Münster. Since 2003 he has been the Dean of the Cathedral of St Paul in Münster.
From 2001 - 2006, Ostermann was the Chairman of the Journalism Commission of the German Bishops' Conference.
Upon his 75th birthday he submitted his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI on 21 June 2007 which was accepted on 18 July that year.[1]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Hermann Josef Spital |
Auxiliary Bishop of Münster 1981 - 2007 |
Succeeded by Stefan Zekorn |
| Preceded by Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel |
Titular Bishop of Dolia 1981 - present |
Succeeded by incumbent |