Raimundo Rubí Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Raimundo Rubí
Bishop of Catania
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Catania
Term:1727–1729
Predecessor:Alessandro Burgos
Successor:Pietro Galletti
Ordination:17 December 1689
Consecration:8 December 1727
Consecrated By:Pope Benedict XIII
Birth Date:18 October 1665
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Death Date:20 January 1729 (age 63)
Death Place:Catania, Italy

Raimundo Rubí, O. Cart. (18 October 1665 – 20 January 1729) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catania (1727–1729).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Raimundo Rubí was born in Barcelona, Spain on 18 October 1665 and ordained a priest in the Carthusian Order on 17 December 1689.He was selected as Bishop of Catania and confirmed by Pope Benedict XIII on 26 November 1727.He was consecrated bishop by Benedict on 8 December 1727, with Francesco Antonio Finy, Titular Archbishop of Damascus, and VIncenzo Maria Mazzoleni, Archbishop of Corfu, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Catania until his death on 20 January 1729.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 151. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brubi.html "Bishop Raimundo Rubí, O. Cart."
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcati.html "Archdiocese of Catania"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cata0.htm "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Catania"