Sebastien Knab

Most Reverend
Sebastien Knab
Archbishop of Nakhchivan
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Nakhchivan
In office 1682–1690
Predecessor Thomas Tatumensis
Successor Paul Baptiste Avanian
Orders
Consecration 18 October 1682
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born Bamberg, Germany
1632
Died 8 September 1690
Nakhchivan, Armenia
Nationality German

Sebastien Knab, O.P. (1632 – 8 September 1690) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Nakhchivan (1682–1690).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Sebastien Knab was born in Bamberg in 1632 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 28 September 1682, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Nakhchivan.[1][2] On 18 October 1682, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria, and Gregorio Carducci, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Nakhchivan until his death on 8 September 1690.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 281. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archbishop Sebastien Knab, O.P. " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 14, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Nachitschewan (Naxivan, Nakhtchevan, Nakhchivan)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Nachitschewan” GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Thomas Tatumensis		 Archbishop of Nakhchivan
1682–1690		 Succeeded by
Paul Baptiste Avanian
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