Johannes Dyba (15 September 1929 – 23 July 2000) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church who led the Diocese of Fulda from 1983 until his death.[1] He spent his earlier career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Biography edit
Johannes Dyba was born in Berlin, Germany, on 15 September 1929. He was ordained a priest on 2 February 1959.
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1960.[2]
On 25 August 1979, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia and to Liberia, and Apostolic Delegate to Guinea and to Sierra Leone.[3] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli on 13 October 1979.[4]
On 1 June 1983, Pope John Paul named him Bishop of Fulda, allowing him to continue to use the personal title of Archbishop.[5]
On 15 December 1990, Dyba was appointed Military Ordinary of Germany.[6][a]
Dyba died in Fulda of heart failure on 23 July 2000.[7]
Notes edit
- ^ The appointment said Dyba was a member of the Central Office of Military Ordinaries.
References edit
- ^ "Military Ordinariate of Deutsches Militärordinariat, Germany". GCatholic. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXI. 1979. pp. 1054, 1057. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Archbishop Johannes Dyba [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXV. 1983. p. 664. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. LXXXIII. 1991. p. 161. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Gestorben: Johannes Dyba". Der Spiegel (in German). 31 July 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- Further reading
- "Römischer Furz: Der Fuldaer Oberhirte Johannes Dyba hat sich zum bösen Geist der deutschen katholischen Bischöfe entwickelt" [Roman fart: The Archbishop of Fulda Johannes Dyba has become the evil spirit of the German Catholic bishops]. Der Spiegel (in German). 28 October 1991.
