Tommaso D'Avalos

Most Reverend

Tommaso D'Avalos
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lucera
In office1642
PredecessorBruno Sciamanna
SuccessorSilvestro D'Afflitto
Orders
Consecration30 March 1642
by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Personal details
BornMarch 1610
Died4 December 1642 (age 32)
Lucera, Italy
NationalityItalian

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

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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).[1][2] 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.[2] He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death on 4 December 1642.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 225.
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso D'Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[self-published source]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lucera
1642
Succeeded by