Bishop John Lesley (Leslie) †

Deceased

Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain

Bishop of Coutances

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
29 Sep 1527		Born
1558	30.2	Ordained Priest	Priest
1565	37.2	Selected	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
22 Apr 1575	47.5	Confirmed	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain
16 Dec 1592	65.2	Appointed	Bishop of Coutances, France
31 May 1596	68.6	Died	Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose), Scotland, Great Britain

MicroData Summary for John Lesley (Leslie)
(VIAF: 49280284; WikiData: Q725709)
Bishop John Lesley (Leslie) (born 29 Sep 1527, died 31 May 1596) Bishop of Ross (Rosemarkie, Fortrose)

Event Place
Birth Place Kingussie
Death Place Bruxelles

a priest for 38.4 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Liévin (Hermann) Van der Beken (Torrentinus) † (1587)
Archbishop Matthias Van den Hove (Hovius) † (1596)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Kingussie
Death Place	Bruxelles

Source(s):

d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 142, Number 12,520
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 287, and Page 176
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1575, Number 10*

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