Pietro Leoni (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Pietro Leoni
Bishop of Verona
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Verona
Term:1691–1697
Predecessor:Sebastiano Pisani (iuniore)
Successor:Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo
Ordination:25 September 1667
Consecration:20 November 1667
Consecrated By:Pietro Vito Ottoboni
Birth Date:2 April 1637
Death Date:17 December 1697 (age 60)
Death Place:Verona, Italy
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Pietro Leoni (2 April 1637 – 17 December 1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Verona (1691–1697) and Bishop of Ceneda (1667–1691).[1] [2]

Biography

Pietro Leoni was born in Venice, Italy on 2 April 1637 and ordained a priest on 25 September 1667.On 14 November 1667, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Ceneda.On 20 November 1667, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Vito Ottoboni, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco, with Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and Francesco Grassi, Bishop of Nona, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 November 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Verona.He served as Bishop of Verona until his death on 17 December 1697.

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: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 153 and 411. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bleonipe.html "Bishop Pietro Leoni"