Felice Leonardo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felice Leonardo

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Pietramelara, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 15-Apr-2015

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Felice Leonardo (9 March 1915 – 15 April 2015) was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.
At 100, he was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops.
Since the death of Cardinal Ersilio Tonini, he also was the oldest Roman Catholic bishop from Italy. Leonardo was born in Pietramelara, Italy in 1915.
He was ordained a priest on 24 July 1938, appointed bishop on 22 July 1957 to the Telese o Cerreto Sannita Diocese, and consecrated on 29 September 1957.
On 21 March 1984 Leonardo was appointed to the Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti, then to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti when the diocese of Telese o Cerreto Sannita and the Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti united on 29 September 1986.
Leonardo retired as Bishop of Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti on 20 July 1991.