Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)
Most Reverend Tommaso d'Aquino | |
|---|---|
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Mottola |
| In office | 1648–1651 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Battista Falesi |
| Successor | Giovanni Camponeschi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1584 |
| Died | 1651 (age 67) Mottola, Italy |
Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R. (1584–1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1648–1651).[1]
Biography
[edit]Tommaso d'Aquino was born in Naples and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 8 February 1648, he was selected as Bishop of Mottola and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 August 1648.[1][2] On 20 September 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Fausto Caffarelli, Archbishop of Santa Severina, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1650.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mottola (Motula)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Mottola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
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