Cristoforo Spiriti Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Cristoforo Spiriti
Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1550–1556
Predecessor:Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)
Successor:Antonio Elio
Death Date:5 Nov 1556
Previous Post:Bishop of Cesena (1510–1550)

Cristoforo Spiriti (died 5 November 1556) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1550–1556), and Bishop of Cesena (1510–1550).[1]

Biography

On 8 April 1510, Cristoforo Spiriti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Cesena. On 28 February 1550, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem. He served as Patriarch of Jerusalem until his death on 5 November 1556.

Episcopal succession

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

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bspiriti.html "Patriarch Cristoforo Spiriti"