# Thomas Ruscher

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**Thomas Ruscher** (1449–1510) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as [Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Mainz) (1502–1510).

## Biography

Ruscher was born in 1449 in [Schwäbisch Gmünd](/source/Schw%C3%A4bisch_Gm%C3%BCnd), [Germany](/source/Germany).[1] On 19 Dec 1502, he was appointed during the papacy of [Pope Alexander VI](/source/Pope_Alexander_VI) as [Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Mainz) and [Titular Bishop](/source/Titular_Bishop) of *Venecompensis*.[1][2][3] On 19 Mar 1503, he was consecrated bishop by [Berthold von Henneberg](/source/Berthold_von_Henneberg), [Archbishop of Mainz](/source/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](/source/Jakob_von_Liebenstein), [Archbishop of Mainz](/source/Archbishop_of_Mainz) (1505).[1][2][3]

## References

1. Cheney, David M. ["Bishop Thomas Ruscher"](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bruscher.html). [Catholic-Hierarchy.org](/source/Catholic-Hierarchy.org). Retrieved February 14, 2019. [*self-published*]

1. Eubel, Konrad (1914). [*Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi*](https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol02eubeuoft#page/264/2up). Vol. II. second ed. Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 264. *(in Latin)*

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). [*Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi*](https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol03eube#page/332/mode/2up). Vol. III. second ed. Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 332. *(in Latin)*

## External links and additional sources

- Cheney, David M. ["Venecompensis (Titular See)"](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2v69.html). *[Catholic-Hierarchy.org](/source/Catholic-Hierarchy.org)*. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [*self-published*]
- Cheney, David M. ["Diocese of Mainz"](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmain.html). *[Catholic-Hierarchy.org](/source/Catholic-Hierarchy.org)*. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [*self-published*]
- Chow, Gabriel. ["Diocese of Mainz (Germany)"](http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/main0.htm). *GCatholic.org*. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [*self-published*]

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