Johannes Dyba

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.^[1] He spent his earlier career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.

Johannes Dyba in 1995.

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.^[2]

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.^[3] He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli on 13 October 1979.^[4]

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.^[5]

On 15 December 1990, Dyba was appointed Military Ordinary of Germany.^[6][a]

Dyba died in Fulda of heart failure on 23 July 2000.^[7]

Notes

1. The appointment said Dyba was a member of the Central Office of Military Ordinaries.