Cornelio Sozomeno (''Latin:Kornelios Sozomenus'') (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Pula The Diocese of Pula (''Italian: Diocese of Pola'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in Croatia, located in the city of Pula. In 1828, it was suppressed and united with the Diocese of Poreč to form the Archdiocese of Diocese of Poreč-Pula. Hist ...

(1605–1617). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Cornelio Sozomeno was born in

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. On 31 August 1605, Cornelio Sozomeno was appointed by

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. On 11 September 1605, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Delfino (seniore),

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with

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, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and

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, serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Pula until his death in 1617 in

. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fabrizio Verallo,

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(1606), Vincenzo Meligne, Bishop of Ostuni (1606), and Giovanni Battista Bonetti (Berosi),

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