Leonardo Grifo Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Leonardo Grifo
Archbishop of Benevento
Church:	Catholic Church
Archdiocese:	Archdiocese of Benevento
Term:	1482–1485
Predecessor:	Corrado Capece
Successor:	Lorenzo Cibo de' Mari
Death Date:	Oct 1485
Death Place:	Benevento, Italy

Leonardo Grifo (died 1485) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Benevento (1482–1485).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

On 23 Sep 1482, Leonardo Grifo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Archbishop of Benevento.He served as Archbishop of Benevento until his death in Oct 1485.

Bibliography

• Hofmann, W. Forschungen zur Geschichte der Kurialen Behörden von Schisma bis zur Reformation. Rom 1914, Band II, p. 123. (in German)
• Book: Lee, Egmont. Sixtus IV and Men of Letters. Ed. di Storia e Letteratura. 26. 1978. Bretschneider. Roma. 62–66. GGKEY:CWS8W392RYB.
• Book: Kenneth Meyer Setton. The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571: The fifteenth century. 1976. American Philosophical Society. Philadelphia PA USA. 978-0-87169-127-9. 372.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Benevento. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archdiocese of Benevento (Italy) . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol II. 104. 1914. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgrifo.html "Archbishop Leonardo Grifo"