Nicolaus de Georgiis

Most Reverend
Nicolaus de Georgiis
Bishop of Hvar
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Hvar
In office 1635–1644
Predecessor Pietro Cedolini
Successor Vincenzo Milani
Orders
Consecration 4 March 1635
by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Personal details
Born 1574
Hvar, Croatia
Died 1644
Hvar, Croatia
Nationality Croatian

Nicolaus de Georgiis or Nicolaus de Zorzi (1574–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1635–1644).[1][2]

Biography

Nicolaus de Georgiis was born in Hvar, Croatia in 1574.[2] On 12 February 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Hvar.[1][2] On 4 March 1635, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Bishop of Fano, with Giovanni Delfino, Bishop Emeritus of Belluno, and Giovanni Thomas Marnavich, Bishop of Bosnia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Hvar until his death in 1644.[1][2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Girolamo Lucich, Bishop of Drivasto (1636).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 278. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Nicolaus de Georgiis (Zorzi)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pietro Cedolini		 Bishop of Hvar
1635–1644		 Succeeded by
Vincenzo Milani
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