Tommaso d'Ancora, C.R. or Tommaso d'Ariconi (1583–1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Trani (1635–1656)[1] and Bishop of Mottola (1630–1634).[2]
Biography
Tommaso d'Ancora was born in Salerno, Italy in 1583 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[3][4] On 12 February 1630, he was selected as Bishop of Mottola and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 9 September 1630.[2][3] On 15 September 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Laudivio Zacchia, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli, with Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio, and Martín de León Cárdenas, Bishop of Trivento, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 21 July 1634, he was selected as Archbishop of Trani and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 8 January 1635.[1][3] He served as Archbishop of Trani until his death in 1656.[1][3]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, d'Ancora was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]
- Pietro Corsetto, Bishop of Cefalù (1638); and
- Jacobus Philippus Tomasini, Bishop of Novigrad (1642).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mottola (Motula)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)}
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Mottola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)}
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)}
- Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySerafino Rinaldo de Nuceria | Bishop of Mottola 1630–1634 | Succeeded byGiovanni Battista Falesi |
| Preceded byDiego Alvarez (bishop) | Archbishop of Trani 1635–1656 | Succeeded byTommaso de Sarria |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 341. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
- 3.[3.2][3.3][3.4][3.5][3.6]Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Tommaso d'Ancora (Ariconi), C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- 4.Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Tommaso Anchora, C.R." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.