Giambattista Leni

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

Giambattista Leni (1573–1627) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.on consistory of November 24, 1608 was created cardinal by Pope Paul V [1]

## Biography

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On 20 Jul 1608, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Alessio, with Marco Cornaro, Bishop of Padua, and Diego Alvarez, Archbishop of Trani, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

Much of the initial construction of the Barnabite's church in Rome, San Carlo ai Catinari, was done at Leni's personal expense.[3]

## Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

* Sebastiano Roberti, Bishop of Tricarico (1609);
* Pedro de Mata y Haro, Bishop of Belcastro (1609);
* Erasmo Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia (1611);
* Antonio Maria Franceschini, Bishop of Amelia (1611);
* Roberto Roberti (bishop), Bishop of Tricarico (1612);
* Camillo Moro, Bishop of Termoli (1612);
* Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno, Titular Archbishop of Patrae (1614);
* Vitaliano Visconti Borromeo, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1616);
* Vincenzo Landinelli, Bishop of Albenga (1616);
* Carlo Carafa, Bishop of Aversa (1616);
* Altobello Carissimi, Bishop of Minervino Murge (1617);
* Alfonso Sacrati, Bishop of Comacchio (1617);
* Fabrizio Landriani, Bishop of Pavia (1617);
* Ippolito Borghese (bishop), Bishop of Montalcino (1618);
* Marsilio Peruzzi, Archbishop of Chieti (1618);
* Gregorio Del Bufalo, Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1619);
* Maurizio Ricci, Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1619);
* Alfonso Giglioli, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi (1619);
* Ferdinando Millini, Bishop of Imola (1619);
* Francesco Campanari, Bishop of Alatri (1620);
* Alfonso Petrucci (bishop), Bishop of Chiusi (1620);
* Pietro Campori, Bishop of Cremona (1621);
* Giulio Roma, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1621);
* Desiderio Scaglia, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1621);
* Giacinto Petroni, Bishop of Molfetta (1622);
* Giovanni Battista Roviglioni, Bishop of Troia (1623);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

* Michelangelo Tonti, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1608).

## References

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1. ^ a b Miranda, Salvador. "LENI, Giambattista (1573-1627)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Giambattista Cardinal Leni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
3. ^ Head, George. Rome: A Tour of Many Days, Vol. 1, London, Longman, Brown et al, 1849, p. 437 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

Marco Antonio del Tufo

|  Bishop of Mileto
1608–1611  | Succeeded by

Felice Centini

Preceded by

Alfonso Visconti

|  Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto
1608–1618  | Succeeded by

Francisco Gómez Rojas de Sandoval

Preceded by

Giovanni Fontana

|  Bishop of Ferrara
1611–1627  | Succeeded by

Lorenzo Magalotti

Preceded by

Paolo Emilio Sfondrati

|  Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia
1618–1627  | Succeeded by

Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro

Preceded by

Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese

|  Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano
1620–1627  | Succeeded by

Francesco Barberini (seniore)

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