Albert Engel,
O.F.M. (died 1500) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1493–1500).
["Bishop Albert Engel, O.F.M."]
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016["Bishop Albert Engel"]
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'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016["Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn"]
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016["Titular Episcopal See of Tiflis"]
''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography
Albert Engel was ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor.
On 18 Apr 1493, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI ( it, Alessandro VI, va, Alexandre VI, es, Alejandro VI; born Rodrigo de Borja; ca-valencia, Roderic Llançol i de Borja ; es, Rodrigo Lanzol y de Borja, lang ; 1431 – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Churc ...
as
Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn and
Titular Bishop of
Tiflis.
On 1 May 1493, he was consecrated bishop by
Tito Veltri de Viterbe,
Bishop of Castro del Lazio, with
Matteo Giudici
Matteo is the Italian form of the given name Matthew. Another form is Mattia. The Hebrew meaning of Matteo is "gift of god". Matteo can also be used as a patronymic surname, often in the forms of de Matteo, De Matteo or DeMatteo, meaning " escen ...
,
Bishop of Penne e Atri, and
Raimundo de Loaria,
Bishop of Dolia
Dolianova ( sc, Patiolla) is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of South Sardinia, Sardinia. The town was born on 25 June 1905 from the fusion of two centers: Sicci San Biagio and San Pantaleo. Its economy is based on agriculture (wine ...
, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn until his death on 18 Nov 1500.
References
15th-century German Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VI
1500 deaths
Franciscan bishops
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