Paolo Leoni

Most Reverend Paolo Leoni
Bishop of Ferrara
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ferrara
In office	1578–1590
Predecessor	Alfonso Rossetti
Successor	Giovanni Fontana
Orders
Consecration	4 May 1578 by Giulio Canani

Paolo Leoni (died 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ferrara (1578–1590).^[1]

Biography

On 17 March 1578, Paolo Leoni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Ferrara.^[1][2] On 4 May 1578, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Canani, Bishop of Adria, with Ercole Sacrati, Bishop of Comacchio, and Sisto Visdomini, Bishop of Modena, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Ferrara until his death on 7 August 1590.^[1][2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 196. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Paolo Leoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Alfonso Rossetti	Bishop of Ferrara 1578–1590	Succeeded by Giovanni Fontana