Johannes Welmecher

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Johannes Welmecher OFMConv (* in Fritzlar ; † July 30, 1505 ) was auxiliary bishop in Paderborn , Cologne and Havelberg .

Johannes Welmecher, also called Helmicher, who belongs to the Order of the Minorites, was appointed titular bishop of Adramyttium (Adrimitanae) and auxiliary bishop in Paderborn on June 18, 1481 . Consecrated as bishop on July 2, 1481 in the church of Santa Maria dell'Anima in Rome , he was also active as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Cologne from January 1482 to May 1483 . From August 10, 1490 he was auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Havelberg .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gottfried Wentz : The Diocese of Havelberg. Germania Sacra , First Section, Second Volume. de Gruyter, Berlin 1933 (reprint 1963; limited preview in Google book search).
personal data
SURNAME Welmecher, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Helmicher, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Auxiliary Bishop in Paderborn, Cologne and Havelberg
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Fritzlar
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1505