Tommaso Tomassoni, O.P. (1616 – October 1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Umbriatico (1652–1654).[1]

Most Reverend

Tommaso Tomassoni
Bishop of Umbriatico
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Umbriatico
In office1652–1654
PredecessorDomenico Blanditi
SuccessorGiuseppe de Rossi
Orders
Consecration21 January 1652
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born1616
DiedOctober 1654 (age 38)
Umbriatico, Italy

Biography edit

Tommaso Tomassoni was born in Rome, Italy in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 8 January 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Umbriatico.[1][2] On 21 January 1652, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Patrizio Donati, Bishop Emeritus of Minori, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Umbriatico until his death in October 1654.[1][2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Gozzadini, Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante (1654).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 352. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Thomas Tomassoni, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Umbriatico
1652–1654
Succeeded by