Thomas Ruscher

Most Reverend

Thomas Ruscher
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

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

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]

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

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]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Erhard von Redwitz	Titular Bishop of Venecompensis 1502–1510	Succeeded by Johannes Münster
Preceded by	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz 1502–1510	Succeeded by