Wilhelm Mader,
O. Praem.
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church ...
(died 1450) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (1447–1450).
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Biography
Wilhelm Mader was ordained a priest in the
Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their religious habit, habit), is a religious order of canon ...
.
On 29 Mar 1447, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Nicholas V as
Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg and
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Adramyttium''.
On 16 Apr 1447, he was consecrated bishop by
Nicolas Cesari,
Bishop of Tivoli, with
Antonio Severini,
Bishop of Gubbio, and
Simeon de Valle
Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon.
Meaning
The name is derived from Simeon, son ...
,
Bishop of Ossero The Diocese of Ossero or Diocese of Osor (Latin: ''Dioecesis Arbensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the port town of Ossero on the island of Cres in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. In 1828, it was suppressed along wit ...
, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg until his death in 1450.
References
15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Bavaria
Bishops appointed by Pope Nicholas V
1450 deaths
Premonstratensian bishops
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