Leonardo Severoli Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Leonardo Severoli
Bishop of San Severo
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of San Severo
Term:1650–1652
Predecessor:Francesco Antonio Sacchetti
Successor:Giovanni Battista Monti (bishop)
Consecration:3 Jul 1650
Consecrated By:Marcantonio Franciotti
Birth Date:1605
Birth Place:Faenza, Italy
Death Date:1652

Leonardo Severoli (1605–1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Severo (1650–1652).[1]

Biography

Leonardo Severoli was born in 1605 in Faenza, Italy.[2] On 27 Jun 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of San Severo.On 3 Jul 1650, he was consecrated bishop Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of San Severo until his death in 1652.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 314. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Leonardus Severoli . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.