Most Reverend

Tommaso d'Aquino
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Mottola
In office1648–1651
PredecessorGiovanni Battista Falesi
SuccessorGiovanni Camponeschi
Personal details
Born1584
Died1651 (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

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

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.self-published


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