Andreas Rinkel (10 January 1889 – 25 March 1979) was a Dutch priest who served as the nineteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1937 to 1970.

Andreas Rinkel
Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
ChurchOld Catholic Church
ArchdioceseUtrecht
In office1937–1970
PredecessorFranciscus Kenninck
SuccessorMarinus Kok
Orders
Consecration15 June 1937
by Johannes Hermannus Berends et al.
Personal details
Born(1889-01-10)10 January 1889
Died25 March 1979(1979-03-25) (aged 90)
Utrecht, Netherlands

Early ministry

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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

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Following the death of Franciscus Kenninck, Archbishop of Utrecht, on 10 February 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.

See also

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References

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  • Moss, C.B. (1948). The Old Catholic Movement: Its Origins and History. Berkeley, CA: The Apocryphal Press. ISBN 9780976402596.
Old Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
1937–1970
Succeeded by
Marinus Kok
1970–1982