Raimundo Rubí,

O. Cart. The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its ...

(18 October 1665 – 20 January 1729) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Catania The Archdiocese of Catania ( la, Archidioecesis Catanensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastic territory in Sicily, southern Italy, with its seat in Catania. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1859, and became a metropolitan see in 2000. Its suff ...

(1727–1729). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Raimundo Rubí, O. Cart."
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Biography

Raimundo Rubí was born in Barcelona, Spain on 18 October 1665 and ordained a priest in the

Carthusian Order The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order h ...

on 17 December 1689. He was selected as

and confirmed by Pope Benedict XIII on 26 November 1727. He was

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bishop by Benedict on 8 December 1727, with

Francesco Antonio Finy Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

, Titular Archbishop of ''Damascus'', and

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Archbishop of Corfu The Archdiocese of Corfu, Zakynthos, and Cefalonia ( la, Archdioecesis Corcyrensis, Zacynthiensis et Cephaloniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church comprising the Ionian islands of Corfu, Zakyn ...

, serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Catania until his death on 20 January 1729.

References

18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sicily Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XIII 1665 births 1729 deaths Clergy from Barcelona Carthusian bishops {{RC-bishop-stub