Gerardus Gul
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Gerardus Gul | |
|---|---|
| Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht | |
| Church | Old Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Utrecht |
| In office | 1892–1920 |
| Predecessor | Johannes Heykamp |
| Successor | Franciscus Kenninck |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1870 |
| Consecration | 11 May 1892 by Casparus Johannes Rinkel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1847 |
| Died | 9 February 1920 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Denomination | Old Catholic |
| Parents | Jan Gul, Angel Tol |
Gerardus Gul (27 October 1847 – 9 February 1920) served as the seventeenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1892 to 1920. He is known for his role in assisting the persons who would later found the Polish National Catholic Church in the United States, as well as for consecrating Arnold Harris Mathew, the founder and first bishop of the Old Catholic Church in Great Britain.
Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, Gul graduated from the Old Catholic seminary at Amersfoort in 1870 and subsequently served as a parish priest at Ss. John and Willibrord in Amsterdam, St. Mary Magdalene in Zaandam, and at St. James in Utrecht. In 1886, he became a pastor in Hilversum.
Archbishop of Utrecht
Following the death of Johannes Heykamp, Archbishop of Utrecht, on 8 January 1892, Gul was consecrated Archbishop of Utrecht on 11 May 1892 by Bishop Gaspardus Johannes Rinkel of Haarlem, Bishop Cornelius Diependaal of Deventer, and Bishop Joseph Hubert Reinkens of Bonn.