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Andreas Rinkel | |
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| Old CatholicArchbishop of Utrecht | |
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| Church | Old Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Utrecht |
| In office | 1937–1970 |
| Predecessor | Franciscus Kenninck |
| Successor | Marinus Kok |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 15 June 1937 by Johannes Hermannus Berends et al. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1889-01-10)10 January 1889 |
| Died | 25 March 1979(1979-03-25) (aged 90) |
Andreas Rinkel (10 January 1889 – 25 March 1979) was a Dutch priest who served as the nineteenthArchbishop of Utrecht from 1937 to 1970.
Before serving asArchbishop of Utrecht, Rinkel served as a parish priest in Amersfoort, Holland, and as a professor at the seminary there. He was part of theOld Catholic commission that worked toward the reconciliation of theOld Catholic Church with theAnglican Church.
Following the death ofFranciscus Kenninck,Archbishop of Utrecht, on 10 February 1937, Rinkel was consecratedArchbishop of Utrecht at St. Gertrude Cathedral in Utrecht by Bishop Johannes Hermannus Berends of Deventer, assisted by theOld Catholic bishops of Harlem, Germany, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia.
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| Preceded by Franciscus Kenninck 1920–1937 | Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht 1937–1970 | Succeeded by Marinus Kok 1970–1982 |
