Giovanni Battista del Tufo explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista del Tufo
Bishop of Acerra
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Acerra
Term:	1587–1603
Predecessor:	Marcello Maiorana
Successor:	Juan Gurrea
Ordination:	March 1572
Consecration:	13 December 1587
Birth Date:	1543
Death Date:	13 June 1622 (age 79)
Death Place:	Acerra, Italy
Nationality:	Italian

Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (1543 – 13 June 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1587–1603).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Giovanni Battista del Tufo was born in Naples, Italy in 1543 and ordained a deacon on 20 May 1570 and a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence in March 1572.On 17 August 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Acerra.On 13 December 1587, he was consecrated bishop.He served as Bishop of Acerra until his resignation on 23 June 1603.He died on 13 June 1622.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Acerra . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Acerra (Italy). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 93. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdeltufo.html "Bishop Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R."