San Leone I

(Cardinal Titular Church)

Sancti Leonis I Papae

Bishop(s)

Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B., Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Cardinal Titular Church
Established: 5 February 1965
Cardinal (Priest) Title

Past and Present Ordinaries

Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) † (22 Feb 1965 Appointed - 1 Apr 1975 Died)
Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † (30 Jun 1979 Appointed - 24 Jun 1998 Appointed, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina)
Karl Lehmann † (21 Feb 2001 Appointed - 11 Mar 2018 Died)
Sergio Obeso Rivera † (28 Jun 2018 Appointed - 11 Aug 2019 Died)
Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. (5 Oct 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5 February 1965	Established		Cardinal Titular Church of San Leone I

Affiliated People, Living

Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. (Cardinal-Priest: 5 Oct 2019 - )

Affiliated People, Deceased

Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † (Cardinal-Priest: 30 Jun 1979 to 24 Jun 1998)
Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) † (Cardinal-Priest: 22 Feb 1965 to 1 Apr 1975)
Karl Lehmann † (Cardinal-Priest: 21 Feb 2001 to 11 Mar 2018)
Sergio Obeso Rivera † (Cardinal-Priest: 28 Jun 2018 to 11 Aug 2019)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 57, Page 450, and Page 451

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