Johannes Fabri (bishop of Paderborn) explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Johannes Fabri
Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Paderborn
Term:	1437–1458
Death Date:	1458
Death Place:	Paderborn, Germany

Johannes Fabri, O.F.M. (died 1458) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1437–1458).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Biography

Johannes Fabri was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 13 Sep 1437, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Eugene IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn and Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn until his death in 1458. In his will, Fabri provided his library and funding to found a trilingual college at the University of Vienna.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfabjo.html "Bishop Johannes Fabri, O.F.M."
2. http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-FA.htm#58251 "Bishop Johannes Fabri, O.F.M."
3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpade.html "Archdiocese of Paderborn"
4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/pade0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn"
5. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2l28.html "Larissa in Syria (Titular See)"
6. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0987.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Larissa in Syria"
7. Book: Burnett, Stephen G.. Christian Hebraism in the Reformation Era (1500-1660): Authors, Books, and the Transmission of Jewish Learning (Library of the Written Word) . 34 . Brill. June 8, 2005. 9789004222489.