Stephanus Cosimi, C.R.S. (27 September 1629 – 10 May 1707) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

Stephanus Cosimi was born in

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on 27 September 1629 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 5 September 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 18 September 1678, he was consecrated bishop by

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, with

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of ''

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'', and

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(1688); *

Giovanni Vusich Giovanni Vusich (1647–1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nona (1688–1689). ''(in Latin)''

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(1699).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Croatia Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1629 births 1707 deaths Republic of Venice clergy Somascan bishops {{RC-archbishop-stub