Archbishop Leonardo Balsarini †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio)

Titular Archbishop of Corinthus

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1636		Born	Chio
14 May 1668	32.4	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
14 May 1668	32.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia
24 Jun 1668	32.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia
1686¹	50.0	Succeeded	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
19 Dec 1698	63.0	Resigned	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
19 Dec 1698	63.0	Appointed	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
1699	63.0	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio), Greece

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

a bishop for 30.5 years	Principal Consecrator: Cesare Cardinal Facchinetti †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Leonardo Balsarini † (1668) Cesare Cardinal Facchinetti † (1639) Bishop Diego Castejón Fonseca † (1634) Bishop Melchor Soria Vera †

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 5, Page 158, and Page 173
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 5, Page 267, and Page 313
b: Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi, Volume 4, Page 149

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