Hubert Luthe (22 May 1927 – 4 February 2014) was a German

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bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1951, Luthe was appointed titular bishop of ''Egabro'' and auxiliary bishop of the

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. In 1991, he appointed bishop of the

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and retired in 2002.

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