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Prospero Rebiba

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Most Reverend

Prospero Rebiba
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
Bishop of Troia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Troia
In office1560–1593
PredecessorScipione Rebiba
SuccessorJacopo Aldobrandini
Personal details
Died1593
Troia, Italy

Prospero Rebiba (died 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1573–1593) and Bishop of Troia (1560–1593).[1][2]

Biography

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On 4 Sep 1560, Prospero Rebiba was appointed Bishop of Troia by Pope Gregory XIII, upon the resignation of his uncle and predecessor, Cardinal Scipione Rebiba.[1][2]

On 26 Aug 1573, he was also appointed Titular Patriarch of Constantinople by Pope Clement VIII, in succession to his uncle, Cardinal Rebiba, who resigned in his favor.[1][2]

In 1592 he was appointed as Bishop of Catania, but he died before taking canonical possession of the diocese. He served as Bishop of Troia and Titular Patriarch of Constantinople until his death in 1593.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 177 and 319.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Patriarch Prospero Rebiba" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Troia
1560–1593
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
1573–1593
Succeeded by