Michelangelo Mattei or Michael Angelus Matthaeius (8 May 1628 – 22 December 1699) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Titular Patriarch of Antioch The Latin patriarch of Antioch was a prelate of the Latin Church created in 1098 by Bohemond I of Taranto, founder of the Principality of Antioch, one of the crusader states. The jurisdiction of the Latin patriarchs in Antioch extended over the ...

(1693–1699) and

Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of '' Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'' (1689–1693).

Biography

Michelangelo Mattei was born in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

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on 8 May 1628. On 7 November 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Alexander VIII Pope Alexander VIII ( it, Alessandro VIII; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is to date the las ...

of '' Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto''. On 13 November 1689, he was consecrated bishop by

Fabrizio Spada Fabrizio Spada (Rome, 17 March 1643 – Rome, 15 June 1717) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and served as Secretary of State under Pope Innocent XII. Life Born on March 17, 1643 in Rome, he was the son of Orazio Spada and ...

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

San Crisogono San Crisogono is a church in Rome (rione Trastevere) dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus. It was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome, and was probably built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I (314–335). The ...

with

Francesco de' Marini Francesco de' Marini (1630–1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Teodosia'' (1676–1700), Titular Archbishop of ''Amasea'' (1671–1676), Bishop of Molfetta (1666–1670), and Bishop of Albenga (1655–1666). ...

of ''Teodosia'', and

Prospero Bottini Prospero Bottini (1621 – 21 March 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Myra'' (1675–1712). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Prospero Bottini was born in Lucan, Italy in 1621. On 15 July 1675, he was appointed ...

of ''Myra'', serving as co-consecrators. On 18 May 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Innocent XII Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He ...

. He served as Titular Patriarch of ''Antioch'' until his death on 22 December 1699.

Episcopal succession

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VIII Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII 1628 births 1699 deaths {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub