Johannes Dyba

Johannes Dyba in 1995.

Johannes Dyba (15 September 1929 – 23 July 2000) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church who led the Diocese of Fulda from 1983 until his death. He spent his earlier career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Biography

Johannes Dyba was born in Berlin, Germany, on 15 September 1929. He was ordained a priest on 2 February 1959.

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1960.

On 25 August 1979, Pope John Paul II named him a titular archbishop, Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia and to Liberia, and Apostolic Delegate to Guinea and to Sierra Leone. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli on 13 October 1979.

Dyba's coat of arms as Archbishop-Bishop of Fulda.

On 1 June 1983, Pope John Paul named him Bishop of Fulda, allowing him to continue to use the personal title of Archbishop.

On 15 December 1990, Dyba was appointed Military Ordinary of Germany.

Dyba died in Fulda of heart failure on 23 July 2000.

References

Further reading

• "Römischer Furz: Der Fuldaer Oberhirte Johannes Dyba hat sich zum bösen Geist der deutschen katholischen Bischöfe entwickelt" [Roman fart: The Archbishop of Fulda Johannes Dyba has become the evil spirit of the German Catholic bishops]. Der Spiegel (in German). 28 October 1991.

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Johannes Dyba ^{[self-published]}