Prospero Rebiba (died 1593) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1573–1593) and

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(1560–1593)."Patriarch Prospero Rebiba"
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Biography

On 4 Sep 1560, Prospero Rebiba was appointed

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, upon the resignation of his uncle and predecessor, Cardinal Scipione Rebiba. On 26 Aug 1573, he was also appointed

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, in succession to his uncle, Cardinal Rebiba, who resigned in his favor. In 1592 he was appointed as Bishop of Catania, but he died before taking canonical possession of the diocese. He served as Bishop of Troia and Titular Patriarch of Constantinople until his death in 1593.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

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of: *

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(1568); *

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(1586).

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