Felix Genn


Felix Genn
Bishop emeritus of Münster
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseMünster
Appointed19 December 2008
Installed29 March 2009
Term ended9 March 2025
PredecessorReinhard Lettmann
Previous post(s)Bishop of Essen (2003–2008)
Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (1999–2003)
Titular Bishop of Uzalis (1999–2003)
Personal details
Born (1950-03-06) 6 March 1950
Burgbrohl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Trier
MottoLatin: Annuntiamus vobis vitam
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byBernhard Stein
Date11 July 1976
PlaceTrier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorHermann Josef Spital
Co-consecratorsFranz-Josef Hermann Bode,
Alfred Kleinermeilert
Date30 May 1999
PlaceCathedral of Trier, Trier

Felix Genn (born 6 March 1950) is a German bishop of the Catholic Church who was the Bishop of Münster from 2008 to 2025. He was the Bishop of Essen from 2003 to 2008 and an Auxiliary Bishop of Trier from 1999 to 2003. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Congregation for Bishops.