Leone Cortese Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Leone Cortese
Bishop of Acerra
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Acerra
Term:	1452–1496
Successor:	Roberto de Noya
Death Date:	1496

Leone Cortese (died 1496) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1452–1496).^[1]

Biography

On 2 October 1452, Leone Cortese was appointed by Pope Nicholas V as Bishop of Acerra. He served as Bishop of Acerra until his death in 1496.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

• Oliviero Carafa, Archbishop of Naples (1458); and
• Scipione Cicinelli, Archbishop of Sorrento (1470).

External links and additional sources

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Konrad Eubel

   . Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. II. 79. 1914. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)

2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Leone Cortese. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.