Giovanni Tommaso Perrone Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Tommaso Perrone
Bishop of Nicastro
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nicastro
Term:1639–1677
Predecessor:Marco Antonio Mandosio
Successor:Francesco Tansi
Consecration:25 April 1639
Consecrated By:Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Death Date:16 November 1677 (age 76)
Death Place:Nicastro, Italy

Giovanni Tommaso Perrone (1601 – 16 November 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicastro (1639–1677).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Tommaso Perrone was born in Rossano, Italy in 1601.[2] On 11 April 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicastro.On 25 April 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Lorenzo della Robbia, Bishop of Fiesole, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nicastro until his death on 16 November 1677.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 256. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Perrone. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.