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Italian Roman Catholic prelate

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Most Reverend Francesco Antonio Leopardi
Bishop of Tricarico
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tricarico
Predecessor	Fulvio Crivelli
Successor	Luca Trapani
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1683–1685)
Orders
Ordination	14 March 1671
Consecration	3 October 1683 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	21 January 1635 Bonihabitaculi, Italy
Died	5 February 1717 (age 82) Tricarico, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Francesco Antonio Leopardi (1635–1717) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tricarico (1685–1717) and Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1683–1685).

Biography

Francesco Antonio Leopardi was born in 1635 in Buonabitacolo, Italy and ordained a priest on 14 March 1671. On 27 September 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Marsico Nuovo. On 3 October 1683, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca. On 1 October 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Tricarico. He served as Bishop of Tricarico until his death on 5 February 1717.

References

^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 258 and 388. (in Latin)
^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Antonio Leopardi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francesco Antonio Leopardi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Marsico Nuovo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) (for Chronology of Bishops)
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Marsico Nuovo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Tricarico". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Tricarico (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded byGiovanni Gambacorta	Bishop of Marsico Nuovo 1683–1685	Succeeded byDomenico Lucchetti
Preceded byFulvio Crivelli	Bishop of Tricarico 1685–1717	Succeeded byLuca Trapani

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