Tommaso Caracciolo (archbishop)

Most Reverend
Tommaso Caracciolo
Archbishop of Taranto
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Taranto
In office 1637–1665
Predecessor Gil Carrillo de Albornoz
Successor Tommaso de Sarria
Orders
Consecration 14 Dec 1631
by Giulio Savelli
Personal details
Died 1665
Taranto, Italy
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Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R. (died 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1637–1665) and Titular Archbishop of Cyrene (1631–1637).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Tommaso Caracciolo was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 10 Nov 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Archbishop of Cyrene.[1][2] On 14 Dec 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Archbishop of Salerno.[2] On 20 Sep 1636, he was selected as Archbishop of Taranto and confirmed on 30 Mar 1637 by Pope Gregory XIII.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death in 1665.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Carlo Antonio Agudio, Bishop of Castellaneta (1650).[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 327 and 122. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Archbishop Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ↑ "Cyrene (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Cyrene" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim		 Titular Archbishop of Cyrene
1631–1637 		Succeeded by
Etienne Via
Preceded by
Gil Carrillo de Albornoz		 Archbishop of Taranto
1637–1665 		Succeeded by
Tommaso de Sarria


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