Petrus Katich Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Petrus Katich
Bishop of Prizren
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1618–1622
Consecration:24 Feb 1618
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Birth Date:1563
Birth Place:Sibenico, Republic of Venice
Death Date:Mar 1622 (age 59)

Petrus Katich or Petrus Catich (1563–1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Prizren (1618–1622).[1]

Biography

Petrus Katich was born in Sibenico (now Šibenik, Croatia) in 1563.[2] On 12 Feb 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Prizren.On 24 Feb 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Marinus Bizzius (Bici), Archbishop of Bar, and Gavino Manca de Cedrelles, Archbishop of Sassari, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Prizren until his death in Mar 1622.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 289. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Petrus Katich (Catich) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.