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Tommaso Brancaccio (1621 – 29 April 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1669–1677) and Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669).[1][2][3]
Biography
Tommaso Brancaccio was born in Ugento, Italy in 1621.[3] On 16 October 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento.[1][3] On 19 August 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Nardò.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death on 29 April 1677.[2][3]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giuseppe Petagna, Bishop of Caiazzo (1657).[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 105. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 286. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Tommaso Brancaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Avellino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Avellino (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.(for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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