Leonardo Severoli

17th-century Roman Catholic bishop

Most Reverend Leonardo Severoli
Bishop of San Severo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of San Severo
In office	1650–1652
Predecessor	Francesco Antonio Sacchetti
Successor	Giovanni Battista Monti (bishop)
Orders
Consecration	3 Jul 1650 by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born	1605 Faenza, Italy
Died	1652

Leonardo Severoli (1605–1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of San Severo (1650–1652).^[1]

Biography

Leonardo Severoli was born in 1605 in Faenza, Italy.^[2] On 27 Jun 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of San Severo.^[1]^[2] On 3 Jul 1650, he was consecrated bishop Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of San Severo until his death in 1652.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 314. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Leonardus Severoli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of San Severo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of San Severo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}