Simeone de Summis

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Simeone de Summis, O.F.M. or Simon Suma (died 1672) was an Albanian[1] Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sapë (1647–1672).[2][3][4][5]

Biography

Born in Krujë, Suma was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 27 May 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Sapë.[2][3] On 2 June 1647, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, and Alessandro Vittrici, Bishop of Alatri, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Sapë until his death in December 1672.[2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ivan Antun Zboronac, Bishop of Kotor (1656).[3]

References

  1. 1.Rebels, Believers, Survivors: Studies in the History of the Albanians page 79
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 305. (in Latin)
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6]"Bishop Simeone de Summis, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 4, 2017
  4. 4."Diocese of Sapë" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 4, 2017
  5. 5."Diocese of Sapë" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 4, 2017