Gerd Dicke

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The Most Reverend Dr.

Gerd Dicke
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Aachen
Appointed16 February 1970
Term ended21 November 2003
Other postTitular Bishop of Iria Flavia (since 1970)
Orders
Ordination25 July 1952
Consecration11 April 1970
by  Johannes Pohlschneider
Personal details
Born (1928-03-28) 28 March 1928 (age 97)
Erfurt, Weimar Republic
NationalityGerman
Denomination Roman Catholic
MottoDomino servientes spe gaudentes
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke.svg

Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke (born 28 March 1928) is a German Roman Catholic prelate who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Aachen from 1970 until his retirement in 2003. He also held the title of Titular Bishop of Iria Flavia. [1]

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Early life and education

Gerd Dicke was born on 28 March 1928 in Erfurt, then part of the Diocese of Fulda in Germany. [2] He completed his secondary education at the Schule zur Himmelspforte in Erfurt and went on to study philosophy and theology in Fulda, Munich, and Aachen. [2]

Priesthood

Dicke was ordained a priest on 25 July 1952 in the Aachen Cathedral by Johannes Joseph van der Velden. [2] After ordination, he served as a parish assistant in Viersen-Rahser and later worked as a religion teacher in Düren and Krefeld. He also completed a doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the University of Cologne in 1959. [2]

Episcopal ministry

On 16 February 1970, Dicke was appointed auxiliary bishop of Diocese of Aachen and titular bishop of Iria Flavia by Pope Paul VI. [1] He received episcopal consecration on 11 April 1970 at Aachen Cathedral, with Bishop Johannes Pohlschneider serving as the principal consecrator. [3]

During his long tenure as auxiliary bishop, Dicke served on numerous diocesan and national bodies, including as chairman of the Caritas Association of Aachen and as bishop vicar for Caritas. He was also active in the German Bishops' Conference’s commissions for education, missions, and social issues. [2]

He served as diocesan administrator of Aachen from 23 January 1994 until 10 February 1995 following the death of Bishop Klaus Hemmerle. [2]

Dicke retired on 21 November 2003 and became auxiliary bishop emeritus of Aachen. [1]

Legacy and later life

After his retirement, Dicke continued to reside in Aachen and remained involved in church and charitable activities. In 2020 he celebrated his 50th episcopal jubilee alongside Heinrich Mussinghoff at Aachen Cathedral, marking half a century since his episcopal consecration. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr. Gerd Dicke (em.)". Bistum Aachen. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lebenslauf Weihbischof em. Dr. Gerd Dicke". Bistum Aachen. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Bischofsjubiläen von Bischof em. Dr. Heinrich Mussinghoff und Weihbischof em. Dr. Gerd Dicke". Bistum Aachen. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
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