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Johannes Fabri (bishop of Paderborn)

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Died
  
1458, Paderborn, Germany

In office
  
1437–1458

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn

Johannes Fabri, O.F.M. (died 1458) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1437–1458).

Biography

Johannes Fabri was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. 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. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn until his death in 1458. In his will, Fabri provided his library and funding to found a trilingual college at the University of Vienna.

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