Laurentius Fabritius Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Laurentius Fabritius
Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne
Titular Bishop of Cyrene
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Cologne
Term:1588–1600
Predecessor:Theobald Craschel
Successor:Johann Nopel der Jüngere
Consecration:7 Aug 1588
Consecrated By:Ottavio Mirto Frangipani
Birth Date:1535
Birth Place:Uerdingen, Germany
Death Date:22 Jul
Death Place:Cologne, Germany
Nationality:German

Laurentius Fabritius (1535 – 22 Jul 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1588–1600) and Titular Bishop of Cyrene.[1] [2]

Biography

Laurentius Fabritius was born in Uerdingen, Germany in 1535. On 23 Mar 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and Titular Bishop of Cyrene. On 7 Aug 1588, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Mirto Frangipani, Bishop of Caiazzo. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 22 Jul 1600. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Dietrich von Furstenberg, Bishop of Paderborn (1589).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 345.
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfabrit.html "Bishop Laurentius Fabritius "