Johannes Frey (bishop)
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Johannes Frey, O.F.M. (died 1474) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Freising (1457–1474)."Bishop Johannes Frey, O.F.M."
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Biography

Johannes Frey was ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...
. On 19 Aug 1457, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Callixtus III Pope Callixtus III ( it, Callisto III, va, Calixt III, es, Calixto III; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alfonso de Borgia ( va, Alfons de Borja), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his ...
as Auxiliary Bishop of Freising and
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of ''Saldae''. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Freising until his death on 8 Apr 1474. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
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,
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(1464); and
Jodok Seitz Jodok Seitz, O. Praem. (died 1471) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (1460–1471).Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (1464).


See also

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References

15th-century German Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Callixtus III 1474 deaths {{Germany-RC-bishop-stub