Johann Spenner

Most Reverend
Johann Spenner
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne
Titular Bishop of Cyrene
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cologne
In office 1482–1503
Orders
Consecration 18 November 1482
by Stefan Teglatije
Personal details
Died 5 December 1503
Cologne, Germany

Johann Spenner also Johann Spender (died 5 December 1503) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1482–1503).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Johann Spenner was appointed a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1] On 4 November 1482, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of Cyrene.[1] On 18 November 1482, he was consecrated bishop by Stefan Teglatije, Archbishop of Bar, with Giuliano Maffei, Bishop of Bertinoro, serving as co-consecrator.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 5 December 1503.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Johann Spenner (Spender), O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ↑ "Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cyrene (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Cyrene" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.