Godefridus Yerwerd Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Godefridus Yerwerd
Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Utrecht
Term:1476–1483
Death Date:Jan 1483
Death Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
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Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B. (died Jan 1483) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht (1476–1483) and Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (1471–1476).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Biography

Godefridus Yerwerd was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict. On 13 Feb 1471 he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul II as Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück and Titular Bishop of Tricale. On 28 Mar 1476, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht until his death in Jan 1483.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/byerw.html "Bishop Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dutre.html "Archdiocese of Utrecht"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/utre0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht"
  4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dosna.html "Diocese of Osnabrück"
  5. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/osna0.htm "Diocese of Osnabrück"
  6. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d4t30.html "Tricale (Titular See)"
  7. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1858.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Tricca"