Pierre Lambert Ledrou
| Most Reverend Pierre Lambert Ledrou | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Porphyreon | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1641–1721 |
| Predecessor | Giuseppe Eusanio |
| Successor | Agostino Nicola degl'Abbati Olivieri |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 April 1664 |
| Consecration |
21 December 1692 by Fabrizio Spada |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1641 Huy, Belgium |
| Died | 6 May 1721 (age 80) |
Pierre Lambert Ledrou, O.E.S.A. (1641 – 6 May 1721) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1692–1721).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Pierre Lambert Ledrou was born in Huy, Belgium in 1641 and ordained a priest in the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine on 12 April 1664.[2][1] On 25 June 1692, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon.[2][1] On 21 December 1692, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[2][1] He served as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon until his death on 6 May 1721.[2][1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Carlo Cutillo, Bishop of Minori (1694);
- Giovanni Battista Capilupi, Bishop of Polignano (1694);
- Giovanni Battista Gentile, Bishop of Ajaccio (1694);
- Girolamo Grimaldi, Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne (1713); and
- Jean-Ernest de Löwenstein-Wertheim, Bishop of Tournai (1714).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Pierre Lambert Ledrou, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 29, 2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bishop Pierre Lambert Ledrou, O.E.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
- ↑ "Porphyreon (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
- ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Porphyreon" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Giuseppe Eusanio |
Titular Bishop of Porphyreon 1692–1721 |
Succeeded by Agostino Nicola degl'Abbati Olivieri |