Thomas Ruscher

Thomas Ruscher (1449–1510) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (1502–1510).

Most Reverend Thomas Ruscher
Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz Titular Bishop of Venecompensis
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Mainz
In office	1502–1510
Orders
Consecration	19 Mar 1503 by Berthold von Henneberg
Personal details
Born	1449 Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Died	8 Aug 1510 (age 61) Mainz, Germany
Nationality	German

Biography

Thomas Ruscher was born in 1449 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.[1] On 19 Dec 1502, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz and Titular Bishop of Venecompensis.[1][2][3] On 19 Mar 1503, he was consecrated bishop by Berthold von Henneberg, Archbishop of Mainz.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz until his death on 8 Aug 1510.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Jakob von Liebenstein, Archbishop of Mainz (1505).[1][2][3]

References

1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Thomas Ruscher". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}
2. Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 264. (in Latin)
3. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 332. (in Latin)

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Venecompensis (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mainz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Mainz (Germany)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}