Weribold von Heys explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Weribold von Heys
Auxiliary Bishop of Münster
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Münster
Term:1470–1477
Consecration:1 January 1471
Consecrated By:Giacomo
Death Date:1477
Death Place:Münster, Germany

Weribold von Heys (died 1477) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (1470–1477).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Biography

Weribold von Heys was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 10 December 1470, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul II as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster and Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria. On 1 January 1471, he was consecrated bishop by Giacomo, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, with Antonio Cicco da Pontecorvo, Bishop of Caserta, with Antonio de Bonaumbra, Bishop of Accia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster until his death in 1477.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bheys.html "Bishop Weribold von Heys, 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.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2l28.html "Larissa in Syria (Titular See)
  5. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0987.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Larissa in Syria"