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Hubert Luthe

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Hubert Luthe
Bishop of Essen
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Essen
In office18 December 1991 – 22 May 2002
PredecessorFranz Hengsbach
SuccessorFelix Genn
Previous postsTitular Bishop of Egabro (1969-1991)
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1969-1991)
Orders
Ordination2 July 1953
by Josef Frings
Consecration14 December 1969
by Joseph Höffner
Personal details
Born(1927-05-22)22 May 1927
Died4 February 2014(2014-02-04) (aged 86)
Coat of armsHubert Luthe's coat of arms

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]

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