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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Innocent_IX
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Claim
he was named the Titular Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1572.
Correction
This date is wrong: reliable church and scholarly sources place Facchinetti’s appointment as Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1576, not 1572.
Full reasoning
The year 1572 is contradicted by multiple reference works.
- Treccani’s Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani states: "Il 14 dic. 1576 fu nominato patriarca di Gerusalemme" (“On 14 December 1576 he was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem”).
- Catholic-Hierarchy lists his church offices chronologically and gives: “12 Nov 1576 Appointed Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem.”
- GCatholic likewise gives: “Patriarch of Jerusalem (1576.11.12 - 1583.12.12).”
So the article’s statement that he was named patriarch in 1572 is not just imprecise; it is off by about four years. The surrounding chronology in the article also makes 1572 implausible, since it says he relinquished his see in 1575 and then was named patriarch.
3 sources
- INNOCENZO IX, papa - Enciclopedia - Treccani
Treccani states: "Il 14 dic. 1576 fu nominato patriarca di Gerusalemme".
- Pope Innocent IX (Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
Events list: "12 Nov 1576 ... Appointed Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine".
- Pope Innocent IX (1591)
Office list: "Patriarch of Jerusalem (1576.11.12 - 1583.12.12)".