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Scipione de Tolfa

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Most Reverend
Francisco Avellaneda
Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Acerenza e Matera
In office 1593–1595
Predecessor Francisco Avellaneda
Successor Giovanni Myra
Previous post Archbishop of Trani (1576–1593)
Personal details
Died 1595

Scipione de Tolfa (died 1595) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1593–1595)[1] and Archbishop of Trani (1576–1593).[2]

Biography

On 10 December 1576, Scipione de Tolfa was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Trani.[3] On 20 December 1593, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera.[1][4] He served as Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera until his death in 1595.[1][4]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of José Esteve Juan, Bishop of Vieste (1586) and Benedetto Mandina, Bishop of Caserta.[4]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 67. (in Latin)
  2. Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 316–317. (in Latin)
  3. Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 316–317. (in Latin); Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Scipione de Tolfa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]; Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Scipione da Tolfa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Back to citation occurrence 4.2 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Scipione de Tolfa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]