Tommaso Caracciolo (archbishop of Taranto)
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 December 1631 by Giulio Savelli |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1665 Taranto, Italy |
| Previous post(s) | Titular Archbishop of Cyrene (1631–1637) |
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]
Biography[edit]
Tommaso Caracciolo was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 10 November 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Archbishop of Cyrene.[1][2] On 14 December 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Archbishop of Salerno.[2] On 20 September 1636, he was selected as Archbishop of Taranto and confirmed on 30 March 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 327 and 122. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Archbishop Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Cheney, David M. "Cyrene (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Cyrene (Libya)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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