Fausto Malari or Fausto Molari or Fausto Mellari (died 1608) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Chiusi (1602–1608).
Biography
Malari was a native of Siena.
He is attested as Vicar General of the Archbishop of Siena in 1592 and again in 1596.
On 22 April 1602, Fausto Malari was appointed
Bishop of Chiusi by
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
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On 5 May 1602, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Camillo Borghese,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Crisogono, with
Guglielmo Bastoni,
Bishop of Pavia, and
Horace Capponi,
Bishop of Carpentras, serving as
co-consecrators
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche ...
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He served as Bishop of Chiusi until his death in 1608.
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
Date of birth unknown
1608 deaths
Bishops of Chiusi
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