Scipione Rebiba
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Scipione Rebiba (1504 – 23 July 1577) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Episcopal appointments
Scipione Rebiba was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Chieti on 16 March 1541. During the consistory of 20 December 1555, he was created a cardinal[1] and appointed Archbishop of Pisa. It is widely believed that Rebiba was consecrated by Gian Pietro Carafa, the cardinal who became Pope Paul IV, but supporting documentation has not been found and therefore the episcopal genealogies stop at Rebiba.
In 1566, Rebiba was appointed Bishop of Albano in 1573 and Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto in 1574[2].
Impact on Catholic Church
In the early 18th century, Pope Benedict XIII, whose holy orders were descended from Rebiba, personally consecrated at least 139 bishops for various important European sees, including German, French, English and New World bishops. These bishops in turn consecrated bishops almost exclusively for their respective countries causing other episcopal lineages to die off.
Rebiba is a notable figure in the history of the apostolic succession in the Roman Catholic Church. More than 91% of the new world's more than 5,000 Catholic bishops alive today trace their episcopal lineage back to Rebiba.[3]
References
- ^ Salvador Miranda (2010). "The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church". Florida International University. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ Scipione Cardinal Rebiba [Catholic-Hierarchy]
- ^ Bransom, Charles.'Ordinations of U. S. Catholic Bishops, 1790-1989' United States Catholic Conference, 1990. ISBN: 978-1555863234