Pietro de Torres (1634–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Trani (1695–1709), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza (1689–1695), and Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1665–1689).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Pietro de Torres
Archbishop of Trani
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Trani
In office1695–1709
PredecessorPablo Jiménez Alejandro
SuccessorGiuseppe Antonio Davanzati
Personal details
Born12 December 1634
DiedOctober 1709 (age 74)
Trani, Italy
NationalityItalian
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1665–1689)
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza (1689–1695),

Biography edit

Pietro de Torres was born in Trani, Italy and ordained a priest on 1 August 1660.[3][4] On 12 January 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Dubrovnik.[2][3] On 24 January 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza.[1][3] On 24 March 1694, he was selected as Archbishop of Trani and confirmed by Pope Innocent XII on 24 January 1695.[1][3] He served as Archbishop of Trani until his death in October 1709.[3]

Episcopal succession edit

While bishop, Torres was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 323 and 385. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 291. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Pietro de Torres". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Pietro de Torres". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Dubrovnik
1665–1689
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza
1689–1695
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Trani
1695–1709
Succeeded by