Erasmus Pagendorfer (died 1561) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau (1557–1561) and

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Biography

On 24 Mar 1557, Erasmus Pagendorfer was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul IV Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, C.R. ( la, Paulus IV; it, Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death in August 1559. While serving as pa ...

as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau and

of ''Symbalia''. On 25 Jul 1558, he was consecrated bishop by

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. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau until his death on 15 Jul 1561.

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