Tommaso Caracciolo (bishop of Gerace) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Tommaso Caracciolo
Bishop of Gerace
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Gerace
Term:1687–1689
Predecessor:Stefano Sculco
Successor:Domenico Diez de Aux
Ordination:22 September 1663
Consecration:4 May 1687
Birth Date:30 June 1640
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:31 March 1689 (age 48)
Death Place:Gerace, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Tommaso Caracciolo, O.S.B. (30 June 1640 – 31 March 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gerace (1687–1689).[1] [2]

Biography

Tommaso Caracciolo was born in Naples, Italy on 30 June 1640 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict on 22 September 1663.On 28 April 1687, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Gerace. On 4 May 1687, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Archbishop of Corfù, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Gerace until his death on 4 May 1687.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 219. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Tommaso Caracciolo, O.S.B. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018.