Pietro Leoni (bishop)
Most Reverend Pietro Leoni | |
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| Bishop of Verona | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Verona |
| In office | 1691–1697 |
| Predecessor | Sebastiano Pisani (iuniore) |
| Successor | Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ceneda (1667–1691) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 September 1667 |
| Consecration | 20 November 1667 by Pietro Vito Ottoboni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1637 |
| Died | 17 December 1697 (age 60) Verona, Italy |
Pietro Leoni (2 April 1637 – 17 December 1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Verona (1691–1697) and Bishop of Ceneda (1667–1691).[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Pietro Leoni was born in Venice, Italy on 2 April 1637 and ordained a priest on 25 September 1667.[2] On 14 November 1667, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Ceneda.[1][2] On 20 November 1667, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Vito Ottoboni, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco, with Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and Francesco Grassi, Bishop of Nona, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 26 November 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Verona.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Verona until his death on 17 December 1697.[2]
Episcopal succession
[edit]While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Giacomo Bruti, Bishop of Novigrad (1671);
- Alessandro Adezario, Bishop of Poreč (1671);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Gianalberto Badoer, Patriarch of Venice (1688).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 153 and 411. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Bishop Pietro Leoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vittorio Veneto (Ceneda)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vittorio Veneto (Ceneda)(Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Verona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Verona". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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