Fabio Biondi da Montalto

Most Reverend Fabio Blondus de Montealto
Patriarch of Jerusalem

Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
In office	1588–1618
Predecessor	Scipione Gonzaga
Successor	Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri
Orders
Consecration	17 January 1588 by Scipione Gonzaga
Personal details
Died	6 December 1618

Fabio Biondi da Montalto or Fabius Blondus de Montealto (died 6 December 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Jerusalem (1588–1618).^[1]^[2]

Biography

On 8 January 1588, Fabio Blondus de Montealto was appointed by Pope Sixtus V as Patriarch of Jerusalem.^[1]^[2]^[3] On 17 January 1588, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Gonzaga, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo with Giovanni Battista Albani, Patriarch of Alexandria, and Girolamo Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Nazareth, serving as co-consecrators.^[3] He served as Patriarch of Jerusalem until his death on 6 December 1618.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Fabio Blondus de Montealto

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[3]

Alexeu de Jesu de Meneses, Archbishop of Goa (1595);
Miguel Rangel, Bishop of Angola e Congo (1596);
Maffeo Barberini, Archbishop of Nazareth (1604);
Giacomo Candido (bishop), Bishop of Lacedonia (1606);
Michelangelo Tonti, Archbishop of Nazareth (1608);
Giovanni Francesco Leoni, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1608);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[3]

Owen Lewis (bishop), Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio (1588);
Vincenzo Serafino, Bishop of Teano (1588);
Antonio Maria Graziani, Bishop of Amelia (1592);
Bonaventura Secusio, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1599);
Juan Esteban Ferrero, Bishop of Vercelli (1599);
Matteo Zane, Patriarch of Venice (1601);
Alessandro di Sangro, Latin Patriarch of Alexandria (1604);
Alfonso Manrique, Archbishop of Burgos (1604);
Leone Fedeli, Bishop of Lavello (1605);
Angelo Rocca, Titular bishop of Thagaste (1605);
Cornelio Sozomeno, Bishop of Pula (1605);
Denis Delfino, Bishop of Vicenza (1606);
Ottavio Saraceni, Bishop of Sovana (1606);
Francesco Vendramin, Patriarch of Venice (1608);
Tiberio Muti, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1612);
Alessandro Ludovisi, Archbishop of Bologna (1612);
Porfirio Feliciani, Bishop of Foligno (1612);
Pier Paolo Crescenzi, Bishop of Rieti (1612); and
Francesco Sacrati, Archbishop of Damascus (1612).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 210. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 203. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cheney, David M. "Patriarch Fabio Biondi (Blondus de Montealto)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Patriarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarchal See of Jerusalem (Israel)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Scipione Gonzaga	Patriarch of Jerusalem 1588–1618	Succeeded by Francesco Cennini de' Salamandri

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