Johannes Fabri (bishop of Paderborn)

Johannes Fabri, O.F.M. (died 1458) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1437–1458).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Most Reverend

Johannes Fabri
Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn
Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Paderborn
In office1437–1458
Personal details
Died1458
Paderborn, Germany

Biography

Johannes Fabri was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[1][2] On 13 Sep 1437, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Eugene IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn and Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria.[1][2] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn until his death in 1458.[1][2] In his will, Fabri provided his library and funding to found a trilingual college at the University of Vienna.[7]

References
  1. "Bishop Johannes Fabri, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 29, 2016
  2. "Bishop Johannes Fabri, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Paderborn" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paderborn" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Larissa in Syria (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. "Titular Episcopal See of Larissa in Syria" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. Burnett, Stephen G. (June 8, 2005). Christian Hebraism in the Reformation Era (1500-1660): Authors, Books, and the Transmission of Jewish Learning (Library of the Written Word). Brill. p. 34. ISBN 9789004222489.


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