Giovanni Battista del Tufo

Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (1543 – 13 June 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1587–1603).^[1][2]

Biography

Giovanni Battista del Tufo was born in Naples, Italy in 1543 and ordained a deacon on 20 May 1570 and a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence in March 1572.^[2] On 17 August 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Acerra.^[1][2] On 13 December 1587, he was consecrated bishop.^[2] He served as Bishop of Acerra until his resignation on 23 June 1603.^[2] He died on 13 June 1622.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1601);
• Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, Bishop of Troia (1607);
• Timocrate Aloigi, Bishop of Cagli (1607);
• Fabrizio Degli Afflitti, Bishop of Boiano (1608);
• Girolamo Asteo, Bishop of Veroli (1608);
• Michael Consoli, Bishop of Sora (1609);
• François-Etienne Dulci, Archbishop of Avignon (1609);
• Pedro de Mata y Haro, Bishop of Belcastro (1609);
• Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso, Archbishop of Messina (1609);
• Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, Archbishop of Sorrento (1612);
• Pietro Emo, Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria and Coadjutor Bishop of Crema (1612);
• Nicola Antonio Spinelli, Bishop of Alessano (1612);
• Fulvio Tesorieri, Bishop of Belcastro (1612);
• Muzio Vitali, Bishop of Vieste (1613);
• Girolamo Pignatelli, Archbishop of Rossano (1615);
• Vincenzo Periti, Bishop of Lavello (1615); and
• Achille Caracciolo, Bishop of Potenza (1616).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Acerra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Acerra (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]