Stephanus Cosimi, C.R.S. (''Croatian: Stjepan I. Cosmi'') (27 September 1629 – 10 May 1707), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1678–1707). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Stephanus Cosimi, C.R.S."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

Biography

Stephanus Cosimi was born in

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on 27 September 1629 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha. On 5 September 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 18 September 1678, he was consecrated bishop by

Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal) Alessandro Agostino Crescenzi, Somaschi Fathers, C.R.S. (1607 – 8 May 1688) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1685–1688), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Re ...

, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with

Domenico Gianuzzi Domenico Gianuzzi (1596–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular bishop of ''Dioclea in Phrygia'' (1669–1680). ''(in Latin)''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 ''

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'', and Bartolomeo Menatti,

Bishop of Lodi The Diocese of Lodi () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church that existed since the 4th century; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Giorgio Emo Giorgio Emo (1644–1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Corfu (1688–1705). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giorgio Emo was born in Venice, Italy on 23 June 1644 and ordained a priest on 1 February 1688. On 14 June 1688, he ...

, Archbishop of Corfu (1688); * Giovanni Vusich, Bishop of Nona (1688); and *

Stefano Cupilli Stefano Cupilli, C.R.S. (1659–1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Split (1708–1719) and Bishop of Trogir (1699–1708). ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Trogir Tragurium, Ancient Latin name of a city in Dalmatia (coastal Croatia), now called Trogir, was a bishopric until 1829 and a Latin titular bishopric until 1933.

(1699).

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