Pietro Leoni (2 April 1637 – 17 December 1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Verona
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(1691–1697) and
Bishop of Ceneda
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Biography
Pietro Leoni was born in
Venice
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,
Italy
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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
Pope Clement IX (; ; 28 January 1600 – 9 December 1669), born Giulio Rospigliosi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 20 June 1667 to his death in December 1669.
Giulio Rospigliosi was born into the noble Ro ...
as
Bishop of Ceneda
The Diocese of Vittorio Veneto () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy, with its see in Vittorio Veneto. It was historically known as Diocese of Ceneda, the name being changed in 1939.consecrated
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bishop by
Pietro Vito Ottoboni
Pope Alexander VIII (; 22 April 1610 – 1 February 1691), born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most recent pope to take the ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Marco
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Bishop of Nona
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.
On 26 November 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII
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He took a hard stance against nepotism ...
as
Bishop of Verona
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The Diocese of Verona () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy. The diocese belongs to the Ecclesiastical Province of Venice. The bishop of Verona has his seat in Verona, Vene ...
.
He served as Bishop of Verona until his death on 17 December 1697.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the
principal consecrator
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Bishop of Poreč
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(1671);
and the
principal co-consecrator
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
Patriarch of Venice
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