Paul Posilovich
Most Reverend Paul Posilovich | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Duvno | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1655–1657 |
| Predecessor | Marianus Maravich |
| Successor | Michel Pommer |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Scardona (1642–1655) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 7 September 1642 by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1597 Glamoch |
| Died | 1657 (age 60) Duvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Paul Posilovich, O.F.M. or Pavao Posilović (1597–1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Duvno (1655–1657) and Bishop of Scardona (1642–1655).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
Paul Posilovich was born in Glamoch in 1597 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 16 June 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Scardona.[1][2][4] On 7 September 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Patrizio Donati, Bishop of Minori, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 25 October 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Duvno.[1][2][4] He served as Bishop of Duvno until his death in 1657.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 307 and 178. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Paul Posilovich, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ^ a b c "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Scardona (Skradin)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
- ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Skradin" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 29, 2016
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