Georg Cardinal Heßler (Hessler) †

Deceased

Bishop of Passau, Germany

Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1427¹		Born
1456¹	29.0	Ordained Priest	Priest of Würzburg, Germany
10 Dec 1477	50.9	Elevated to Cardinal
12 Dec 1477	50.9	Appointed	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia in Orphea
28 Jan 1480	53.0	Appointed	Bishop of Passau, Germany
13 Feb 1480	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Passau, Germany
21 Sep 1482	55.7	Died	Bishop of Passau, Germany

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Georg Heßler (Hessler)
(VIAF: 32834741; WikiData: Q324328)
Georg Cardinal Heßler (Hessler) (born 1427, died 21 Sep 1482) Bishop of Passau

Consistory - 1477: Created Cardinal

Event Place
Birth Place Bamberg, Diocese of Bamberg
Ordained Bishop Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

a priest for 26.7 years
a bishop for 2.6 years
a cardinal for 4.7 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Giovanni Castiglione †
Bishop of Pavia
Principal Consecrator:
Pope Sixtus IV
(Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M. †)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Pope Sixtus IV (1471)
(Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M. †)
Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. †
Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Bamberg, Diocese of Bamberg
Ordained Bishop	Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy

Source(s):

b: Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches
bp/bd/op/ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 193, Additions/Corrections (front)
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 213
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 117, Number 10,380
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1480, Number 1

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a priest for 26.7 years a bishop for 2.6 years a cardinal for 4.7 years	Ordained Priest by: Bishop Giovanni Castiglione † Bishop of Pavia Principal Consecrator: Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M. †)
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Pope Sixtus IV (1471) (Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M. †) Guillaume Cardinal d’Estouteville, O.S.B. † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)