Bernd Wallet

The son of a pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church, Wallet converted to Old Catholicism and completed his theological studies at the University of Hull in 2005 and from the Old Catholic Seminary in Amersfoort in 2006. He was ordained a deacon in 2006 by Archbishop John Sentamu of the Anglican Diocese of York. One year later, he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Joris Vercammen at St. Gertrude Cathedral in Utrecht. From 2007 to 2010, Wallet served as assistant curate in Northallerton, in the Diocese of York (Church of England). On his return to the Netherlands, he served as personal assistant to Archbishop Vercammen, responsible for external relations with other Old Catholic churches of the Union of Utrecht as well the Anglican Communion. Wallet served as pastor of St. Gertrude Cathedral in Utrecht from 2015 to 2020. On 15 February 2020, he was elected Archbishop of Utrecht by the cathedral chapter of Utrecht. At that time, he said, "I want to challenge our parishes to be open houses for those in their areas ...