Pierre Spitznagel
Appearance
Most Reverend Pierre Spitznagel | |
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Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer Titular Bishop of Myra | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Speyer |
In office | 1444–1465 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1411 |
Died | 1465 (age 54) Speyer,Germany |
Pierre Spitznagel,O. Carm.(1411–1465) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served asAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer(1444–1465).[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Pierre Spitznagel was born inFrankfurt,Germanyin 1411 and ordained a priest in theOrder of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.[1]In 1444, he was appointed during the papacy ofPope Eugene IVasAuxiliary Bishop of SpeyerandTitular BishopofMyra.[1]He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer until his death in 1465.[1]While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator ofSiegfried von Venningen,Bishop of Speyer(1456).[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcde"Bishop Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm."Catholic-Hierarchy.org.David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 4, 2016
- ^"Diocese of Speyer"Catholic-Hierarchy.org.David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^"Diocese of Speyer"GCatholic.org.Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^"Myra (Titular See)"Catholic-Hierarchy.org.David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^"Titular Metropolitan See of Myra"GCatholic.org.Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016