Michelangelo Mattei Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Michelangelo Mattei
Titular Patriarch of Antioch
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1693–1699
Predecessor:Giacomo Altoviti
Successor:Charles Thomas Maillard de Tournon
Consecration:13 November 1689
Consecrated By:Fabrizio Spada
Birth Date:8 May 1628
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Date:22 December 1699 (age 71)
Previous Post:Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1689–1693)
Nationality:Italian

Michelangelo Mattei or Michael Angelus Matthaeius (8 May 1628 – 22 December 1699) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1693–1699) and Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1689–1693).[1]

Biography

Michelangelo Mattei was born in Rome, Italy on 8 May 1628.[2] [3] On 7 November 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto.On 13 November 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Francesco de' Marini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia, and Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, serving as co-consecrators.On 18 May 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Patriarch of Antioch.He served as Titular Patriarch of Antioch until his death on 22 December 1699.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 1913 . 69 and 89. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae .
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Patriarch Michelangelo Mattei . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Patriarch Michelangelo Mattei. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.