Most Reverend Sebastien Knab | |
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Archbishop of Nakhijevan | |
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 | c. 1632 |
Died | 8 September 1690 Nakhchivan, Safavid dynasty |
Nationality | German |
Sebastien Knab, O.P. (c. 1632 – 8 September 1690) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Nakhijevan (1682–1690).[1][2][3][4]
Sebastien Knab was born in Bamberg in around 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]