Leonardo Balsarini (1636 – December 1699) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1698–1699),

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of ''Philadelphia in Arabia'' (1668–1686). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Leonardo Balsarini"
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Biography

Leonardo Balsarini was born in

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in 1636. On 14 May 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of

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of ''Philadelphia in Arabia''. On 24 June 1668, he was

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bishop by Cesare Facchinetti,

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, with

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of ''Antiochia'', and

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of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'', serving as

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. 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

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. He died in December 1699. While bishop, he was the

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(1699).

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