Joannes Mattaeus Caryophyllis (1566–1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Iconium Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

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Biography

Joannes Mattaeus Caryophyllis was born in La Canée in 1566. On 8 August 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of

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bishop by

Francesco Sacrati (cardinal) Francesco Sacrati (1567 – September 6, 1623) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cesena (1622–1623), Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana (1621–1623), and Titular Archbishop of ''Damascus'' (16 ...

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, with

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, Bishop Emeritus of Ripatransone, and Girolamo Tantucci,

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, serving as

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. He served as Titular Archbishop of ''Iconium'' until his death on 23 May 1633.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator 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 Churches, ...

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References

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XV 1566 births 1633 deaths {{Greece-RC-archbishop-stub