Scipione Rebiba

His Eminence

Scipione Rebiba
His Eminence; Scipione Rebiba
Cardinal, Bishop of Sabina
Archdiocese	Constantinople
See	Constantinople
Elected	16 March 1541
Term ended	23 July 1577
Predecessor	Giovanni Ricci
Successor	Giacomo Savelli
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Chieti (1541–1551); Titular Bishop of Amyclae (1541–1551); Bishop of Mottola (1551–1556); Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1556–1565); Archbishop of Pisa (1556–1560); Archbishop of Troia (1560); Cardinal-Priest of S. Anastasia (1565–1566); Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1565–1573); Cardinal-Priest of S. Angelo in Pescheria (1566–1570); Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (1570–1573); Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1573–1574);
Orders
Ordination	1528; by Archbishop Giovanni Carandolet
Consecration	14 May 1541; by unknown
Created cardinal	20 December 1555; by Pope Paul IV
Rank	Cardinal-Bishop
Personal details
Born	Scipione Rebiba; 3 February 1504; San Marco d’Alunzio
Died	23 July 1577 (aged 73)
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Coat of arms

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.^{[citation needed]}