Johannes Wennecker the Elder

Johannes Wennecker the Elder OSA, also Johannes von Meppen the Elder . Ä. , († 1472 or 1469 ) was an Augustinian monk , auxiliary bishop in Münster and titular bishop of Larissa in Syria .

Wennecker was a member of the Augustinian order. It is said that he studied in Erfurt and Bologna and received his doctorate. He is said to have belonged to the monastery of this order in Osnabrück and later to have been prior and also to have taught. In 1453 he owned a house in the parish of St. Aegidi in Münster. In 1454 or 1458 Wennecker was appointed auxiliary bishop in Münster and titular bishop of Larissa in Syria .

Ordinations

1458: Marienfeld Altar in Marienfeld Monastery

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Max Planck Institute for History: Germanica Sacra : The Dioceses of the Church Province of Cologne. The diocese of Münster . Walter Gruyter, Berlin 2004, p. 22.

personal data
SURNAME	Wennecker, Johannes the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Meppen, Johannes von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Auxiliary Bishop in Munster, Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria
DATE OF BIRTH	14th century or 15th century
DATE OF DEATH	1469

[1] Max Planck Institute for History: Germanica Sacra : The Dioceses of the Church Province of Cologne. The diocese of Münster . Walter Gruyter, Berlin 2004, p. 22.