Predecessor Thomas Tatumensis Nationality German | In office 1682–1690 Successor Paul Baptiste Avanian | |
Consecration 18 Oct 1682by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal) Died 8 September 1690, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan | ||
Sebastien Knab, O.P. (1632 – 8 September, 1690) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Nakhchivan (1682–1690).
Biography
Sebastien Knab was born in Bamberg in 1632 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 28 Sep 1682, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Nakhchivan. On 18 Oct 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. He served as Archbishop of Nakhchivan until his death on 8 Sep 1690.
References
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