| Most Reverend Leonardo Balsarini | |
|---|---|
| Latin Archbishop of Corinth | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1698–1699 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Martelli |
| Successor | Angelo Maria Carlini |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 June 1668 by Cesare Facchinetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1636 Chios, Greece |
| Died | December 1699 (aged 63) |
Leonardo Balsarini (1636 – December 1699) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Latin Archbishop of Corinth (1698–1699), Roman Catholic Bishop of Chios (1686–1698), and Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia (1668–1686).
Biography
Leonardo Balsarini was born in Chios, Greece in 1636. On 14 May 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Coadjutor Roman Catholic Bishop of Chios and Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia. On 24 June 1668, he was consecrated bishop by Cesare Facchinetti, Bishop of Spoleto, with Giacomo Altoviti, Titular Patriarch of Antiochia, and Stefano Brancaccio, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, serving as co-consecrators.
In March 1686, he succeeded to the bishopric of Chios. On 19 December 1698, he resigned as Bishop of Chios and was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Latin Archbishop of Corinth. He died in December 1699.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Nikola Bijanković, Bishop of Makarska (1699).
References
- Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 149. (in Latin)
- ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 158, 173, 267, and 313. (in Latin)
- ^ "Archbishop Leonardo Balsarini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- "Diocese of Chios (Scio)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Diocese of Chios" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byDominique de Ligni | Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia 1668–1686 |
Succeeded byFrançois-Joseph de Grammont |
| Preceded byAndrea Soffiani | Roman Catholic Bishop of Chios 1686–1698 |
Succeeded byTomaso Giustiniani |
| Preceded byFrancesco Martelli | Latin Archbishop of Corinth 1698–1699 |
Succeeded byAngelo Maria Carlini |
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