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]
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]