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Wilhelm Mader

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Most Reverend

Wilhelm Mader
Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg
Titular Bishop of Adramyttium
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Augsburg
In office1447 – 1450
Orders
Consecration16 Apr 1447
by Nicolas Cesari
Personal details
Died1450
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

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Wilhelm Mader was ordained a priest in the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré.[1] On 29 March 1447, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Nicholas V as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg and Titular Bishop of Adramyttium.[1] On 16 April 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.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg until his death in 1450.[1]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Wilhelm Mader, O. Praem.", Catholic-Hierarchy.org, David M. Cheney, retrieved 26 July 2016[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Diocese of Augsburg", Catholic-Hierarchy.org, David M. Cheney, retrieved 29 February 2016[self-published source]
  3. ^ "Diocese of Augsburg", GCatholic.org, Gabriel Chow, retrieved 29 February 2016