Norbert Trelle
Roman Catholic Bishop
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| Intro | Roman Catholic Bishop | |
| Places | Germany | |
| is | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Roman catholic church | |
| Birth | 5 September 1942, Kassel | |
| Age | 82 years |
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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.