Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Sessa Aurunca)
Most Reverend Tommaso d'Aquino | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sessa Aurunca | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sessa Aurunca |
| In office | 1670–1705 |
| Predecessor | Ulysses Gherardini della Rosa |
| Successor | Raffaele Maria Filamondo |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 20 July 1670 by Francesco Barberini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1635 Somma, Italy |
| Died | 26 September 1705 (age 70) Sessa Aurunca, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R. (1635 – 26 September 1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (1670–1705).[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Tommaso d'Aquino was born in Somma, Italy in 1635 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[4] On 30 June 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca.[1][4] On 20 July 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Barberini, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.[4] He served as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca until his death on 26 September 1705.[4]
Episcopal succession
[edit]While bishop, d'Aquino was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]
- Pietro Isimbardi, Bishop of Cremona (1670);
- Carlo Loffredo, Bishop of Molfetta (1670); and
- Francesco Arrigua, Bishop of Nicotera (1670).
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 365. (in Latin)
- ^ "Diocese of Sessa Aurunca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Sessa Aurunca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published source]
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