Egidio Colonna (patriarch)

Egidio Colonna, O.S.B. or Carlo Colonna (1607 – 11 October 1686) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1671–1686) and Titular Archbishop of Amasea (1643–1671).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Egidio Colonna
Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1671–1686
Predecessor	Camillo Massimi
Successor	Bandino Panciatici
Orders
Ordination	4 December 1638
Personal details
Born	1607
Died	11 October 1686 (age 79)
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Amasea (1643–1671)

Biography

Egidio Colonna was born in 1607 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict on 4 December 1638.[3] On 19 December 1643, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Archbishop of Amasea.[2][3] On 19 January 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem.[3] He served as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem until his death on 11 October 1686.[3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

• Francisco de Rojas-Borja y Artés, Archbishop of Tarragona (1653);
• Francisco Antonio Díaz de Cabrera, Bishop of Salamanca (1660);
• Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Bishop of Oviedo (1665);
• Diego de Silva y Pacheco, Bishop of Guadix (1668);
• Baltasar de los Reyes, Bishop of Orense (1668);
• Miguel de Cárdenas, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1668);
• Francisco de Rois y Mendoza, Bishop of Badajoz (1668);
• Domenico Massimo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone (1671);
• Johann Eberhard Nidhard (Neidhardt), Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne (1672);
• Friedrich von Hessen-Darmstadt, Bishop of Wrocław (1673);
• Giovanni Gambacorta, Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1676);
• Ercole Visconti, Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1678); and
• Federico Visconti, Archbishop of Milan (1681);

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 80. (in Latin)
2. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 220. (in Latin)
3. "Patriarch Egidio (Carlo) Colonna, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Amasea (Titular See)". 'Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Metropolitan See of Amasea (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Cheney, David M. "Patriarchate of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Patriarchal See of Jerusalem (Israel)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Faustus Poli	Titular Archbishop of Amasea 1643–1671	Succeeded by Francesco de' Marini
Preceded by Camillo Massimi	Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem 1671–1686	Succeeded by Bandino Panciatici