Tommaso de Franchi (1626–1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1671–1696).[1][2]
Biography
Tommaso de Franchi was born in Genoa, Italy in 1626.[2] On 24 August 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.[1][2] On 6 September 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (iuniore), Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino, with Giacomo Altoviti, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death in May 1696.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Marcos de Ostos, Archbishop of Salerno (1692); and Teofilo Testa, Bishop of Tropea (1692).[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGiulio Caracciolo | Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla 1671–1696 | Succeeded byFrancesco Antonio Triveri |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 264. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6]"Bishop Tommaso de Franchi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017