Laurentius Fabritius (1535 – 22 Jul 1600) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1588–1600) and

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Biography

Laurentius Fabritius was born in

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in 1535. On 23 Mar 1588, he was appointed during the papacy of

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as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne and

of ''Cyrene.'' On 7 Aug 1588, he was consecrated bishop by

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. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne until his death on 22 Jul 1600. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Dietrich von Furstenberg,

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