San Leone Magno (cardinal title)

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Cardinal Priest of San Leone Magno
Title holder's coat of arms
Title holder's coat of arms 		Built Feb 5, 1965
From Pope Paul VI
Title holder Cristóbal López Romero
since March 11, 2018
Title church San Leone Magno

San Leone Magno is a cardinal title given by Pope Paul VI. was erected on February 5, 1965. The eponymous titular church is located in the Prenestino quarter .

Title holder

The church has had four titleholders so far:

Surname country Born Deceased Appointment 1 by Pope Remarks
López Romero, Cristóbal SDB Morocco May 19, 1952 0Oct 5, 2019 Francis Archbishop of Rabat
Obeso Rivera, Sergio Mexico Oct 31, 1931 11 Aug 2019 28 Sep 2018 Francis Archbishop of Jalapa
Lehmann, Karl Germany May 16, 1936 11th Mar 2018 Feb 21, 2001 John Paul II Bishop of Mainz
Etchegaray, Roger France 25 Sep 1922 04th Sep 2019 June 30, 1979 John Paul II Archbishop of Marseilles and Cardinal to the Curia

1998 Elevation to Cardinal Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina

Jaeger, Lorenz Germany 23 Sep 1892 0Apr 1, 1975 Feb 22, 1965 Paul VI Archbishop of Paderborn
1In modern times, the appointment takes place regularly on the day of creation in the consistory

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