Fabio Colonna (died 1554) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Patriarch of Constantinople
The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople () is the archbishop of Constantinople and (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The ecumenical patriarch is regarded as ...
(1550–1554) and
Bishop of Aversa
The Diocese of Aversa () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1053. It is situated in the ''Terra di Lavoro'' (Liburia), seven miles north of Naples, and eight miles south of Capua. It is suffragan of t ...
(1532–1554).
Biography
In 1532, Fabio Colonna was appointed by
Pope Clement VII
Pope Clement VII (; ; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate o ...
as
Bishop of Aversa
The Diocese of Aversa () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Campania, southern Italy, created in 1053. It is situated in the ''Terra di Lavoro'' (Liburia), seven miles north of Naples, and eight miles south of Capua. It is suffragan of t ...
.
On 19 Mar 1550, he was appointed by
Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III (; ; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1550 to his death, in March 1555.
After a career as a disting ...
as
Patriarch of Constantinople
The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople () is the archbishop of Constantinople and (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox Church. The ecumenical patriarch is regarded as ...
.
He served as Bishop of Aversa and Patriarch of Constantinople until his death in 1554.
While bishop, he served as the principal co-consecrator of
Durante Duranti
Durante Duranti (5 October 1507 – 24 December 1557) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Biography
Durante Duranti was born in Palazzolo sull'Oglio on 5 October 1507. As a young man, he studied jurisprudence in Brescia and becam ...
,
Bishop of Alghero.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
The Italian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Italy, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion, communion with the Pope in Rome, under the Conference of Italian Bishops. The pope serves also as Primate of Italy and Bishop ...
References
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VII
Bishops appointed by Pope Julius III
Bishops of Aversa
1554 deaths
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