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Tommaso Brancaccio

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Most Reverend
Tommaso Brancaccio
Bishop of Nardò
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nardò
In office 1669–1677
Predecessor Girolamo Cori
Successor Orazio Fortunato
Previous post Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669)
Personal details
Born 1621
Ugento, Italy
Died 29 April 1677 (age 56)
Nardò, Italy

Tommaso Brancaccio (1621 – 29 April 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1669–1677) and Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669).[1]

Biography

Tommaso Brancaccio was born in Ugento, Italy in 1621.[2] On 16 October 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento.[3][2] On 19 August 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Nardò.[4][2] He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death on 29 April 1677.[4][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giuseppe Petagna, Bishop of Caiazzo (1657).[2]

See also

References

  1. Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 105. (in Latin); Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 286. (in Latin); "Bishop Tommaso Brancaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 "Bishop Tommaso Brancaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Back to citation Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 105. (in Latin)
  4. Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 286. (in Latin)