Melchior Cardinal von Meckau †

Deceased

Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}

Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1440		Born	Meissen
20 Apr 1482	42.3	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
1488²	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Coadjutor Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
30 Jun 1489	49.5	Succeeded	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
31 May 1503	63.4	Elevated to Cardinal
12 Jun 1503	63.4	Installed	Cardinal-Priest of San Nicola in Carcere
5 Jan 1507	67.0	Appointed	Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
3 Mar 1509	69.2	Died	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

Consistory - May 1503: Created Cardinal
Conclave - September 1503: Unable to Participate
Conclave - October/November 1503: Unable to Participate

a bishop for 21.2 years
a cardinal for 5.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Georg Golser †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Melchior Cardinal von Meckau † (1488)
Bishop Georg Golser † (1472)
Archbishop Bernhard von Rohr † (1466)
Bishop Georg Überacker †

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 31 May 1503
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 2, Page 111
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 117, Number 10,413

a bishop for 21.2 years a cardinal for 5.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Georg Golser †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Melchior Cardinal von Meckau † (1488) Bishop Georg Golser † (1472) Archbishop Bernhard von Rohr † (1466) Bishop Georg Überacker †