COLLUTO. – An Alexandrian schismatic priest who, during the episcopate of Alessandro (312–28), arrogated to himself the power to ordain priests and deacons, consecrating, in violation of every ecclesiastical law, all those who turned to him. A schism resulted. It nevertheless appears that he too, in agreement with Alessandro on this point, opposed Arie and his doctrines. When, around 324, Osio, commissioned by Constantine, came to Alexandria and convened a council of the bishops of Egypt, C., who in the meantime had usurped the episcopate, was deposed and declared a simple priest, while Ischira, who claimed to have been ordained a priest by him, was restored to the lay state. The end of C. is unknown.
BIBL.: Hefele-Leclercq, I, 1, p. 369; Fliche-Martin-Fruitas, III, pp. 75 and 83. Ireneo Daniele