John Filipec
John Filipec | |
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| Native name | Jan Filipec z Prostějova |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Várad (Oradea) |
| Installed | 1476 |
| Term ended | 1490 |
| Other post(s) | Olomouc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1431 |
| Died | 28 June 1509 (aged 77–78) Uherské Hradiště |
John Filipec (Czech: Jan Filipec z Prostějova, Hungarian: Pruisz Filipec János; according to the official list of bishops of Oradea/Várad:Johannes IX. Filipecz de Prosznicz; 1431 – 28 June 1509) was an advisor of the kings Matthias Corvinus and Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary. From 1476 to 1490, he was bishop of Várad; from 1484 to 1490, he was also administrator of Olomouc. From 1480 to 1481, he was Landeshauptmann of Silesia. In 1492, he joined the Franciscan order.