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Thomas Ruscher

Thomas Ruscher

German catholic church figure

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

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Biography

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