Wilhelm Mader Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Wilhelm Mader
Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg
Titular Bishop of Adramyttium
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Augsburg
Term:1447–1450
Consecration:16 Apr 1447
Consecrated By:Nicolas Cesari
Death Date:1450
Death Place:Augsburg, Germany

Wilhelm Mader, O. Praem. (died 1450) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (1447–1450).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Wilhelm Mader was ordained a priest in the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré. On 29 Mar 1447, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Nicholas V as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg and Titular Bishop of Adramyttium. On 16 Apr 1447, he was consecrated bishop by Nicolas Cesari, Bishop of Tivoli, with Antonio Severini, Bishop of Gubbio, and Simeon de Valle, Bishop of Ossero, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg until his death in 1450.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmade.html "Bishop Wilhelm Mader, O. Praem."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/daugs.html "Diocese of Augsburg"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/augs0.htm "Diocese of Augsburg"