O.E.S.A.
The Order of Saint Augustine, ( la, Ordo Fratrum Sancti Augustini) abbreviated OSA, is a religious mendicant order of the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1244 by bringing together several eremitical groups in the Tuscany region who were fo ...
(1641 – 6 May 1721) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Porphyreon'' (1692–1721).
Biography
Pierre Lambert Ledrou was born in
Huy
Huy ( or ; nl, Hoei, ; wa, Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial ...
,
Belgium
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in 1641 and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine on 12 April 1664.
On 25 June 1692, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII
Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700.
He ...
as
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Porphyreon''.
On 21 December 1692, he was consecrated bishop by
Fabrizio Spada
Fabrizio Spada (Rome, 17 March 1643 – Rome, 15 June 1717) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and served as Secretary of State under Pope Innocent XII.
Life
Born on March 17, 1643 in Rome, he was the son of Orazio Spada and ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Crisogono
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The ...
, with
Michelangelo Mattei
Michelangelo Mattei or Michael Angelus Matthaeius (8 May 1628 – 22 December 1699) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1693–1699) and Titular Archbishop of '' Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'' (1689–1693).
Bi ...
,
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'', and
Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi
Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, B. (1644 – 10 August 1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1688–1713). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi was born in Milan, Italy in 1644 and ordained ...
,
Bishop of Novara
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Bishop of Minori
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Bishop of Polignano
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Bishop of Ajaccio
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Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
Bishop of Tournai
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