Andreas Rinkel
| Andreas Rinkel | |
|---|---|
| Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht | |
| Church | Old Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Utrecht |
| In office | 1937–1970 |
| Predecessor | Franciscus Kenninck |
| Successor | Marinus Kok |
| Orders | |
| Consecration |
June 15, 1937 by Johannes Hermannus Berends et al. |
Andreas Rinkel 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 Old Catholic commission that worked toward the reconciliation of the Old Catholic Church with the Anglican Church.
Archbishop of Utrecht
Following the death of Franciscus Kenninck, Archbishop of Utrecht, on February 10, 1937, Rinkel was consecrated Archbishop of Utrecht at St. Gertrude Cathedral in Utrecht by Bishop Johannes Hermannus Berends of Deventer, assisted by the Old Catholic bishops of Harlem, Germany, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia.
References
- Moss, C.B. (1948). The Old Catholic Movement: Its Origins and History. Berkeley, CA: The Apocryphal Press.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Franciscus Kenninck 1920–1937 |
Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht 1937–1970 |
Succeeded by Marinus Kok 1970–1982 |
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