Dietrich Schenk Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Dietrich Schenk
Auxiliary Bishop of Münster
Titular Bishop of Athyra
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Münster
Term:1394–?

Dietrich Schenk, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (1394–?).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Biography

Dietrich Schenk was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 14 Jan 1394, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Boniface IX as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster and Titular Bishop of Athyra. It is uncertain how long he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster although in 1404, he was the principal consecrator of Günther von Schwarzburg (archbishop), Archbishop of Magdeburg (1404).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschenkd.html "Bishop Dietrich Schenk, O.F.M."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmuns.html "Diocese of Münster"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/muns0.htm "Diocese of Münster"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0222.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Athyra"
  5. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d4a10.html "Athyra (Titular See)"