Johann Nopel the Elder

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Johann Nopel the Elder (* in Lippstadt ; † July 6, 1556 in Cologne ?) Was an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Cologne and canon in Cologne Cathedral .

Johann Nopel I, titular bishop of Cyrene , stood alongside Johannes Gropper between 1541 and 1547 against the reformation plans of Cologne's Archbishop Hermann V. von Wied . He was buried in Cologne Cathedral.

literature

  • Handbook of the Archdiocese of Cologne. 21st edition, JP Bachem, Cologne 1911, XXXXVIII No. 22.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Handbook of the Archdiocese of Cologne. 21st edition
  2. ^ Entry on Johann Nopel (Sr.) on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on December 21, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Nopel, Johann the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nopel, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century or 16th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Lippstadt
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 1556
Place of death uncertain: Cologne