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Jerónimo Venero Leyva

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Most Reverend
Jerónimo Venero Leyva
Archbishop of Monreale
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Monreale
In office 1620–1628
Predecessor Arcangelo Gualtieri
Successor Cosimo de Torres
Orders
Consecration 23 February 1620
by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Born 1561
Valladolid, Spain
Died August 1628 (age 67)
Monreale, Italy

Jerónimo Venero Leyva (1561 – August 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Monreale (1620–1628).[1][2]

Biography

Jerónimo Venero Leyva was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1561.[2] On 17 February 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Monreale.[1][2] On 23 February 1620, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, and Antonio de Franchis, Bishop of Andria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Monreale until his death in August 1628.[2]

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