Tommaso Caracciolo (bishop of Gerace)

Most Reverend
Tommaso Caracciolo
Bishop of Gerace
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Gerace
In office 1687–1689
Predecessor Stefano Sculco
Successor Domenico Diez de Aux
Orders
Ordination 22 September 1663
Consecration 4 May 1687
Personal details
Born 30 June 1640
Naples, Italy
Died 31 March 1689 (age 48)
Gerace, Italy
Nationality Italian

Tommaso Caracciolo, O.S.B. (30 June, 1640 – 31 March, 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gerace (1687–1689).[1][2]

Biography

Tommaso Caracciolo was born in Naples, Italy on 30 June 1640 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict on 22 September 1663.[2] On 28 April 1687, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Gerace.[1][2] On 4 May 1687, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Archbishop of Corfù, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Gerace until his death on 4 May 1687.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 219. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso Caracciolo, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. self-published
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Locri–Gerace (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Stefano Sculco		 Bishop of Gerace
1687–1689		 Succeeded by
Domenico Diez de Aux


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