Tommaso d'Ancora
| Most Reverend Tommaso d'Ancora | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Trani | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Trani |
| In office | 1635–1656 |
| Predecessor | Diego Alvarez (bishop) |
| Successor | Tommaso de Sarria |
| Previous post | Bishop of Mottola (1630–1634) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 15 September 1630 by Francesco Maria Brancaccio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1583 Salerno, Italy |
| Died | 1656 (age 73) Trani, Italy |
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)
References
- 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. 341. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Back to citation occurrence 3.3 Back to citation occurrence 3.4 Back to citation occurrence 3.5 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Tommaso d'Ancora (Ariconi), C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- Back to citation Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Tommaso Anchora, C.R." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.