Matthias Emich

Most Reverend

Matthias Emich
Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz
Titular Bishop of Cyrene
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mainz
In office1476–1480
Orders
Consecration8 Jun 1477
Personal details
Died24 May 1480
Mainz, Germany

Matthias Emich, O. Carm. (died 1480) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (1476–1480).[1]

Biography

Matthias Emich was ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.[1] On 16 Aug 1476, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz and Titular Bishop of Cyrene.[1] On 8 Jun 1477, he was consecrated bishop.[1] He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz until his death on 24 May 1480.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludwig von Helmstatt, Bishop of Speyer (1478).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Matthias Emich, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 1, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Cyrene (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Cyrene (Libya)". GCatholic.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]


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