| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
| Michael Chumer | |
| Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana Titular Bishop of Christopolis | |
| Church: | Catholic Church |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Ljubljana |
| Term: | 1639–1651 |
| Consecration: | 8 January 1640 |
| Consecrated By: | Antonio Santacroce |
| Birth Date: | 1598 |
| Birth Place: | Grgar, Slovenia |
| Death Date: | 30 June 1651 (age 53) |
| Death Place: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Nationality: | Slovenian |
Michael Chumer, O.F.M. or Michael Chumberg (1598 – 30 June 1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana (1639–1651) and Titular Bishop of Christopolis (1640–1651).[1] [2] [3]
Michael Chumer was born in Grgar, Slovenia in 1598 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 16 April 1639, he was selected as Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana. On 3 October 1639, he was confirmed by Pope Urban VIII as Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana and Titular Bishop of Christopolis. On 8 January 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Santacroce, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Archbishop of Fermo, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana until his death on 30 June 1651.