Antonio Brancaccio (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Antonio Brancaccio
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Gravina di Puglia
Term:1508–1518
Predecessor:Pietro Matteo d'Aquino
Successor:Luca Rinaldi
Death Date:1518
Death Place:Gravina di Puglia, Italy

Antonio Brancaccio, O.P. or Antonio Brancati (died 1518) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1508–1518).[1] [2]

Biography

Antonio Brancaccio was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.On 18 February 1508, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia.He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death in 1518.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 205. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbrancant.html "Bishop Antonio Brancaccio (Brancati), O.P."