Felix Genn was the Bishop of Essen from 2003 to 2008 and an Auxiliary Bishop of Trier from 1999 to 2003.
10 Facts About Felix Genn
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Felix Genn was raised on a farm in Wassenach and graduated from the Kurfurst-Salentin Gymnasium in Andernach in 1969.
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Felix Genn was ordained a priest on 11 July 1976 in Trier by Bishop Bernhard Stein.
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From 1994 to 1997, Felix Genn was a permanent lecturer of the theological faculty of the University of Trier.
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On 16 April 1999, Felix Genn was appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of Trier and Titular Bishop of Uzalis by Pope John Paul II.
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Felix Genn was consecrated a bishop in the Cathedral of Trier on 30 May 1999 and was given responsibility as vicar for the Visitation District of Saarland.
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Felix Genn was enthroned in the diocese on 6 July 2003.
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Felix Genn was appointed the seventy-sixth Bishop of Munster on 19 December 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI after being elected by the cathedral chapter, succeeding Reinhard Lettmann.
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Felix Genn was enthroned in the diocese on 29 March 2009.
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The eagle in the top right field is indicative of Felix Genn's hometown of Wassenach, as an eagle is present in its coat of arms, and is a remnant of his previous coats of arms as Bishop of Essen and Auxiliary Bishop of Trier.