Norbert Trelle

His Excellency
Norbert Trelle
Bishop of Hildesheim

Bishop Norbert Trelle
Church Roman Catholic
Diocese Diocese of Hildesheim
Appointed 29 November 2005
Installed 11 February 2006
Predecessor Josef Homeyer
Other posts Auxiliary Bishop of Köln
Orders
Ordination 2 February 1968
by Cardinal Josef Frings
Consecration 1 May 1992
by Cardinal Joachim Meisner
Personal details
Born (1942-09-05) September 5, 1942
Kassel Germany
Nationality German
Motto Fundamentum Est Christus Jesus
Coat of arms

Norbert Trelle (September 5, 1942) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Cologne from 1992 till 2005, when he became bishop of Hildesheim.

Life

Born in Kassel, Trelle was ordained to the priesthood on February 2, 1968.

On March 25, 1992, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Cologne and titular bishop of Egnatia. Trelle received his episcopal consecration on the following May 1 from Joachim Cardinal Meisner, archbishop of Cologne, with the auxiliary bishop emiritus of Cologne, Augustinus Frotz, and the auxiliary bishop of Cologne, Klaus Dick, serving as co-consecrators.

On November 29, 2005, he was appointed bishop of Hildesheim, where he was installed on February 11, 2006.

Norbert Trelle
Born: 5 September 1942 in Kassel
Catholic Church titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Josef Homeyer
2004-2006 sede vacante
Bishop of Hildesheim
2006 – present
Incumbent


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