Felix Genn


Felix Genn
Bishop of Münster
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseMünster
Appointed19 December 2008
Installed29 March 2009
PredecessorReinhard Lettmann
Previous post(s)Bishop of Essen (2003–2008)
Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (1999–2003),
Titular Bishop of Uzalis (1999–2003)
Personal details
Born (1950-03-06) 6 March 1950 (age 74)
Burgbrohl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Trier (PhD)
MottoLatin: Annuntiamus vobis vitam
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byBernhard Stein
Date11 July 1976
PlaceTrier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorHermann Josef Spital
Co-consecratorsFranz-Josef Hermann Bode,
Alfred Kleinermeilert
Date30 May 1999
PlaceCathedral of Trier, Trier

Felix Genn (born 6 March 1950) is a German bishop of the Catholic Church who is currently the Bishop of Münster. Previously, he was the Bishop of Essen and, prior to that, was an Auxiliary Bishop of Trier. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Congregation for Bishops.