Christoph Weilhamer Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Christoph Weilhamer
Auxiliary Bishop of Passau
Titular Bishop of Symbalia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Passau
Term:1589–1597
Ordination:1578
Birth Date:1547
Birth Place:Landshut, Germany
Death Date:22 May 1597 (age 50)
Death Place:Passau, Germany

Christoph Weilhamer (1547–1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau (1589–1597).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Christoph Weilhamer was born in Landshut, Germany in 1547 and ordained a priest in 1578. On 9 Oct 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau and Titular Bishop of Symbalia. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Passau until his death on 22 May 1597.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bweil.html "Bishop Christoph Weilhamer"
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpass.html "Diocese of Passau"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/pass1.htm "Diocese of Passau"