Pavao Posilović

Pavao Posilovich, O.F.M. or Pavao Posilović (1597–1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Duvno (1655–1657) and Bishop of Skradin (1642–1655).[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The Most Reverend

Pavao Posilović
Bishop of Skradin
Bishop of Duvno
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseSkradin
In office1642 – before 1657
PredecessorToma II Ivković
SuccessorGrgur Civalelli
Other postsApostolic administrator of Bosnia (1648–1650)[1]
Personal details
Born1597
Glamoč, Bosnia Eyalet
Diedbefore 1657
Rama, Bosnia Eyalet
NationalityCroat
DenominationRoman Catholic

Life

Paul Posilovich was born in Glamoč in 1597 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[3] On 16 June 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Scardona.[2][3][5] On 7 September 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Patrizio Donati, Bishop of Minori, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 25 October 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Duvno.[2][3][5] He served as Bishop of Duvno until his death in 1657.[2][3]

Works

Pavao wrote two didactic works in Croatian Cyrillic:

  • Cviet od koristih duhovnih i tilesnie, izvaden iz jezika latinskoga u jezili ilirisčki aliti slovinski (Venice, 1647)
  • Naslagjenje duhovno (Venice, 1639; 1682).[8][9]

References
  1. "Biskupi" (in Croatian). Vrhbosanska nadbiskupija. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 307 and 178. (in Latin)
  3. "Bishop Paul Posilovich, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
  4. "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  5. "Diocese of Mostar-Duvno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  6. "Diocese of Scardona (Skradin)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
  7. "Titular Episcopal See of Skradin" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 29, 2016
  8. Andrić, Ivo (22 January 1991). The Development of Spiritual Life in Bosnia under the Influence of Turkish Rule. ISBN 0822382555. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  9. "Stara knjižnica" (in Croatian). Franciscan museum Gorica. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Thomas Ivkovich		 Bishop of Skradin
1642–1655		 Succeeded by
Nikola Bijanković
Preceded by
Marianus Maravich		 Bishop of Duvno
1655–1657		 Succeeded by
Michel Pommer
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