Antonio Elio Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Antonio Elio
Bishop of Capodistria
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Capodistria
Term:1572–1576
Predecessor:Adriano Beretti
Successor:Giovanni Ingenerio
Birth Date:1506
Birth Place:Capodistria
Death Date:1576
Death Place:Capodistria
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Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1558–1572)

Antonio Elio or Antonio Helius (1506–1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capodistria (1572–1576),[1] Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1558–1572),[2] and Bishop of Pula (1548–1566).[3] [4]

Biography

Antonio Elio was born in Capodistria in 1506.[5] [6] On 17 August 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Pula. On 20 July 1558, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem. In 1566, he resigned as Bishop of Pula. On 30 July 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Capodistria. He served as Bishop of Capodistria until his death in 1576.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

and the principal co-consecrator of:

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 216. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 210. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  3. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 276. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  4. Encyclopedia: Byatt . Lucy . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 42 (1993): ELIO, Antonio . Treccani.
  5. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Patriarch Antonio Elio . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Patriarch Antonius Elio (Hélia) . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.