Scipione Rebiba
Catholic cardinal
Died when: 73 years 170 days (881 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Scipione Rebiba (3 February 1504 – 23 July 1577) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church, a protégé of Gian Pietro Carafa, who became Pope Paul IV.
He held a variety of positions in the Church hierarchy, including some of the most senior.He introduced the Inquisition to Naples in the 1550s and became a cardinal in 1555.
He is mostly known today for having been the earliest bishop to whom most Roman Catholic bishops can trace their apostolic succession, as it is unknown who consecrated Rebiba.
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