Elias Marini,
O.F.M. or Elias Marinich (died 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
(1624–1641).
["Bishop Elias Marini (Marinich), O.F.M."]
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Biography
Elias Marini was ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor
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.
On 29 July 1624, Elias Marini was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
as
.
On 18 August 1624, he was consecrated bishop by
Giovanni Garzia Mellini,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santi Quattro Coronati
Santi Quattro Coronati is an ancient titular and conventual minor basilica and Augustinian convent in Rome, Italy. The church dates back to the fourth or fifth century, and is devoted to four anonymous saints and martyrs. The complex of the ba ...
, with
Germanicus Mantica
Germanicus Mantica (died February, 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Adria (1633–1639) and Titular Bishop of ''Roman Catholic Diocese of Famagusta, Famagusta'' (1620–1633).[Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...]
of
Famagusta
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, and
Antonio Bonfiglioli,
Bishop Emeritus of Carinola, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Sardica until his death on 15 June 1641.
References
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Ottoman Empire
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
1641 deaths
17th-century Bulgarian people
Bulgarian Roman Catholic bishops
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