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Biography

Azarias Friton was born in 1563 and appointed a priest in the

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. On 24 March 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Archbishop of Nakhchivan. On 9 May 1604, he was consecrated bishop by

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of ''Albano'', with

Agostino Quinzio Agostino Quinzio, Order of Preachers, O.P. (died 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Lubrense, Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1605–1611) ''(in Latin)'' and Roman Catholic Diocese of Korčula, Bishop of Ko ...

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, and

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of ''Sidon'', serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Nakhchivan until his death on 7 January 1607.

References

17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Ottoman Empire Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII 1563 births 1607 deaths {{RC-archbishop-stub