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Antonio Elio

Most Reverend
Antonio Elio
Bishop of Capodistria
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Capodistria
In office 1572–1576
Predecessor Adriano Beretti
Successor Giovanni Ingenerio
Personal details
Born 1506
Capodistria
Died 1576
Capodistria
Previous post Bishop of Pula (1548–1566)
Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1558–1572)

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).

Antonio Elio was born in Capodistria in 1506. On 17 Aug 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Pula. On 20 Jul 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 Jul 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.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

and the principal co-consecrator of:


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