Tommaso de Franchi (1626–1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1671–1696).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Tommaso de Franchi
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Melfi e Rapolla
In office1671–1696
PredecessorGiulio Caracciolo
SuccessorFrancesco Antonio Triveri
Orders
Consecration6 September 1671
by Federico Borromeo (iuniore)
Personal details
Born1626
DiedMay 1696 (age 70)

Biography edit

Tommaso de Franchi was born in Genoa, Italy in 1626.[2] On 24 August 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.[1][2] On 6 September 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (iuniore), Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino, with Giacomo Altoviti, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death in May 1696.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Marcos de Ostos, Archbishop of Salerno (1692); and Teofilo Testa, Bishop of Tropea (1692).[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 264. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Tommaso de Franchi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
1671–1696
Succeeded by