Bartolomé Rull (31 July 1691 – 19 February 1769) was an 18th-century Spanish prelate who served as

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. Rull was born on 31 July 1691 in

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on the island of

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Career

On 6 March 1718, at the age of 26, Rull was ordained priest of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem. In October 1757 Rull was selected as the

and confirmed on December 19 of the same year. He was consecrated to the episcopacy on 7 May 1758 by Domenico Zicari, the

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and co-consecrated by Bishop Francesco Franco of

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and Bishop Stefano Moràbito of Bova. He was then formally installed in

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on 27 June 1758. As bishop of Malta, Rull founded many churches and consecrated a great number of them. On 28 April 1762 Rull gave permission for the building of a new church in

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dedicated to his patron

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and

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."Il-Knisja ta' San Bartilmew u tal-Madonna tal-Bon Kunsill."
. Retrieved on 10 April 2014.

Death

Bishop Rull died on 19 February 1769 at the age of 77 after 10 years as bishop of Malta.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rull, Bartolome 1691 births 1769 deaths People from Mallorca Spanish Roman Catholic priests 18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Malta Knights Hospitaller bishops Bishops of Malta