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Cornelio Sozomeno

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Most Reverend
Cornelio Sozomeno
Bishop of Pula
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Pula
In office 1605–1617
Predecessor Claudius Sozomenus
Successor Uberto Testa
Orders
Consecration 11 September 1605
by Giovanni Delfino (seniore)
Personal details
Died 1617
Venice, Italy

Cornelio Sozomeno (Latin:Kornelios Sozomenus) (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pula (1605–1617).[1]

Biography

Cornelio Sozomeno was born in Venice, Italy.[2] On 31 August 1605, Cornelio Sozomeno was appointed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Pula.[2] On 11 September 1605, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Delfino (seniore), Bishop of Vicenza with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Metello Bichi, Bishop of Sovana, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Pula until his death in 1617 in Venice, Italy.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fabrizio Verallo, Bishop of San Severo (1606), Vincenzo Meligne, Bishop of Ostuni (1606), and Giovanni Battista Bonetti (Berosi), Bishop of Narni (1606).[2]

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