Johannes Meppen Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Johannes Meppen
Auxiliary Bishop of Münster
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Münster
Term:1495–1496
Consecration:9 Feb 1477
Death Date:15 Nov 1496
Death Place:Münster, Germany
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Johannes Meppen, O.S.A. (died 15 Nov 1496) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (1495–1496) and Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (1477–1495).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Biography

Johannes Meppen was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 24 Jan 1477, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück and Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria. on 9 Feb 1477, he was consecrated bishop. On 24 Jan 1477, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Nicholas V as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster until his death in 1469.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmeppen.html "Bishop Johannes Meppen, O.S.A."
  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.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dosna.html "Diocese of Osnabrück"
  5. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/osna0.htm "Diocese of Osnabrück"