Leonard Bondumier
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Leonardo Bondumier (1605–1668) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Split In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...
(1641–1668).


Biography

Leonardo Bondumier was born in
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,
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in 1605. On 15 April 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 â€“ 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
as
Archbishop of Split In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...
. On 21 April 1641, he was consecrated bishop by
Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore) Alessandro Cesarini, iuniore (1592 – 25 January 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1638–1644), Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1637–1638), Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1636â ...
,
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of
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. He served as Archbishop of Split until his death in 1668.


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