Leonardo Marsili Explained

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Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Leonardo Marsili
Archbishop of Siena
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Siena
Term:1682–1713
Predecessor:Celio Piccolomini
Successor:Alessandro Zondadari
Ordination:17 May 1665
Consecration:February 1682
Consecrated By:Gasparo Carpegna
Birth Date:15 May 1641 Siena, Italy
Birth Place:Siena, Italy
Death Date:8 Apr 1713 (age 78)
Death Place:Siena, Italy

Leonardo Marsili (1641–1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Siena (1682–1713).

Biography

Leonardo Marsili was born in Siena, Italy on 15 May 1641 and ordained a priest on 17 May 1665.On 26 Jan 1682, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Siena.In February 1682, he was consecrated bishop in Rome by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite.He served as Archbishop of Siena until his death on 8 Apr 1713 in Siena.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1700).

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