Pietro de Torres

Pietro de Torres (1634–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Trani (1695–1709), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza (1689–1695), and Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1665–1689).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Biography

Pietro de Torres was born in Trani, Italy and ordained a priest on 1 Aug 1660.^[3] On 12 Jan 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Dubrovnik.^[2][2][3] On 24 Jan 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza.^[1][3] On 24 Mar 1694, he was selected as Archbishop of Trani and confirmed by Pope Innocent XII on 24 Jan 1695.^[1][3] He served as Archbishop of Trani until his death in Oct 1709.^[3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[3]

• Giovanni Alfonso Petrucci, Bishop of Belcastro (1686)
• Giacomo Porrata, Bishop of Noli (1687);
• Francesco Gori, Bishop of Catanzaro (1687);
• Bartolomeo Rosa, Bishop of Lavello (1688);
• Domenico Morelli (bishop), Bishop of Lucera (1688);
• Alessandro Avio, Bishop of Pesaro (1688);
• Dominicus Maria Marchese, Bishop of Pozzuoli (1688;)
• Pietro Antonio d'Alessandro, Bishop of San Marco (1688);
• Andrea de Rossi (archbishop), Archbishop of Rossano (1688);
• Baldassarre Nosadini, Bishop of Krk (1688); and
• Manuel de la Torre Gutiérrez, Archbishop of Lanciano (1688).

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