Tommaso D'Avalos explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Tommaso D'Avalos
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Lucera
Term:1642
Predecessor:Bruno Sciamanna
Successor:Silvestro D'Afflitto
Consecration:30 March 1642
Consecrated By:Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Birth Date:March 1610
Birth Place:Pescara, Italy
Death Date:4 December 1642 (age 32)
Death Place:Lucera, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Tommaso D'Avalos, O.P. or Tommaso de Avalos (1610 – 4 December 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucera (1642).[1]

Biography

Tommaso D'Avalos was born in Pescara, Italy in March 1610 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 24 March 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lucera (1642). On 30 March 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and Deodato Scaglia, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death on 4 December 1642.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 225.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Tommaso D'Avalos, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.