Francesco Tontori Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francesco Tontori
Bishop of Ischia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Ischia
Term:1638–1663
Predecessor:Iñigo de Avalos
Successor:Giovanni Antonio de' Vecchi
Consecration:24 January 1638
Consecrated By:Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Death Date:1663
Death Place:Ischia, Italy

Francesco Tontori, C.R.S. or Francesco Tontolo (died 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ischia (1638–1663).[1]

Biography

Francesco Tontori was ordained a priest in the Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha.[2] On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ischia.On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ischia until his death in 1663.While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludovico Ridolfi, Bishop of Patti (1649).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 211. 2022-02-12. 2018-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004040718/http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002719&mediaType=application%2Fpdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Francesco Tontori (Tontolo), C.R.S.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.