Dietrich Schenk
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Titular Bishop of Athyra
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Dietrich Schenk, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (1394–?).[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschenkd.html "Bishop Dietrich Schenk, O.F.M."] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmuns.html "Diocese of Münster"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/muns0.htm "Diocese of Münster"] GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0222.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Athyra"] GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d4a10.html "Athyra (Titular See)"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography
Dietrich Schenk was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 14 Jan 1394, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Boniface IX as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster and Titular Bishop of Athyra. It is uncertain how long he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Münster although in 1404, he was the principal consecrator of Günther von Schwarzburg (archbishop), Archbishop of Magdeburg (1404).
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Category:14th-century German Roman Catholic bishops
Category:15th-century German Roman Catholic bishops
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Boniface IX
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