Antonio Elio

Antonio Elio or Antonio Helius (1506–1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capodistria (1572–1576), Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1558–1572), and Bishop of Pula (1548–1566).

Biography
Antonio Elio was born in Capodistria in 1506. On 17 August 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Pula. On 20 July 1558, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem. In 1566, he resigned as Bishop of Pula. On 30 July 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Capodistria. He served as Bishop of Capodistria until his death in 1576.

Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
 * Giuseppe Pamphilj, Bishop of Segni (1570);

and the principal co-consecrator of: • Giovanni D'Amato, Bishop of Minori (1565);

• Cristoforo Scotti, Bishop of Cavaillon (1569);

• Girolamo di Corregio, Archbishop of Taranto (1570);

• Claude de La Baume, Archbishop of Besançon (1570);

• Nicolò Ormanetto, Bishop of Padova (1570);

• Wolfgang Holl, Auxiliary Bishop of Eichstätt (1570);

• Alfonso Binarini, Bishop of Rieti (1572);

• Alessandro Riario, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1572);

• Leonardo Truchi, Bishop of Noli (1572); and

• Ferdinando Farnese, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone (1572).

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