Pietro Leoni (bishop)

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]

Most Reverend Pietro Leoni
Bishop of Verona
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Verona
In office	1691–1697
Predecessor	Sebastiano Pisani (iuniore)
Successor	Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo
Orders
Ordination	25 September 1667
Consecration	20 November 1667 by Pietro Vito Ottoboni
Personal details
Born	2 April 1637 Venice, Italy
Died	17 December 1697 (age 60) Verona, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Ceneda (1667–1691)

Biography

Pietro Leoni was born in Venice, Italy on 2 April 1637 and ordained a priest on 25 September 1667.[2] On 14 November 1667, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Ceneda.[1][2] 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.[2] On 26 November 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Verona.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Verona until his death on 17 December 1697.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

• Giacomo Bruti, Bishop of Novigrad (1671);
• Alessandro Adezario, Bishop of Poreč (1671);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Gianalberto Badoer, Patriarch of Venice (1688).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 153 and 411. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Pietro Leoni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vittorio Veneto (Ceneda)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vittorio Veneto (Ceneda)(Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Verona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Verona". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}