Stephanus Cosimi

Stephanus Cosimi
Most Reverend; Stephanus Cosimi
	Archbishop of Split
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1678–1707
Predecessor	Bonifazio Albani
Successor	Stefano Cupilli
Orders
Consecration	18 September 1678; by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	27 September 1629; Venice, Italy
Died	10 May 1707 (age 77); Split, Croatia
Nationality	Italian

Stephanus Cosimi, C.R.S. (27 September 1629 – 10 May 1707) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Split (1678–1707).[1][2]

Biography

Stephanus Cosimi was born in Venice, Italy on 27 September 1629 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha.[2] On 5 September 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Split.[1][2] On 18 September 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea in Phrygia, and Bartolomeo Menatti, Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Split until his death on 10 May 1707.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bonifazio Albani	Archbishop of Split 1678–1707	Succeeded by Stefano Cupilli

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