Marco Antonio Tomati (bishop of Bitetto)

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Marco Antonio Tomati (1591 – 24 January 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bitetto (1641–1655).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Marco Antonio Tomati was born in Caravino, Italy in 1591.[2] On 16 December 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Bitetto.[1][2] On 22 December 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Ciriaco Rocci, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Alfonso Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Bitetto until his resignation in 1655.[2] He died on 24 January 1665.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Girolamo Melzi, Bishop of Pavia (1659).[2]

References

  1. 1.[1.2]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 116. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7]"Bishop Marco Antonio Tomati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. 3."Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  4. 4."Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016