Pierre Lambert Ledrou

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]

Most Reverend

Pierre Lambert Ledrou
Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
Pierre-Lambert Ledrou (etching, 1707)
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1641–1721
PredecessorGiuseppe Eusanio
SuccessorAgostino Nicola degl'Abbati Olivieri
Orders
Ordination12 April 1664
Consecration21 December 1692
by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born1641
Huy, Belgium
Died6 May 1721 (age 80)

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][3] On 25 June 1692, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon.[2][3] 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][3] He served as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon until his death on 6 May 1721.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References
  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 320. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pierre Lambert Ledrou, O.E.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
  3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Pierre Lambert Ledrou, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]


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