Giovanni Battista del Tufo

Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (1543 – 13 June 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1587–1603).[1][2]

Most Reverend Giovanni Battista del Tufo
Bishop of Acerra
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Acerra
In office	1587–1603
Predecessor	Marcello Maiorana
Successor	Juan Gurrea
Orders
Ordination	March 1572
Consecration	13 December 1587
Personal details
Born	1543 Naples, Italy
Died	13 June 1622 (age 79) Acerra, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Giovanni Battista del Tufo was born in Naples, Italy in 1543 and ordained a deacon on 20 May 1570 and a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence in March 1572.[2] On 17 August 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Acerra.[1][2] On 13 December 1587, he was consecrated bishop.[2] He served as Bishop of Acerra until his resignation on 23 June 1603.[2] He died on 13 June 1622.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Jerónimo Bernardo de Quirós, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1601);
• Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, Bishop of Troia (1607);
• Timocrate Aloigi, Bishop of Cagli (1607);
• Fabrizio Degli Afflitti, Bishop of Boiano (1608);
• Girolamo Asteo, Bishop of Veroli (1608);
• Michael Consoli, Bishop of Sora (1609);
• François-Etienne Dulci, Archbishop of Avignon (1609);
• Pedro de Mata y Haro, Bishop of Belcastro (1609);
• Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso, Archbishop of Messina (1609);
• Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, Archbishop of Sorrento (1612);
• Pietro Emo, Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria and Coadjutor Bishop of Crema (1612);
• Nicola Antonio Spinelli, Bishop of Alessano (1612);
• Fulvio Tesorieri, Bishop of Belcastro (1612);
• Muzio Vitali, Bishop of Vieste (1613);
• Girolamo Pignatelli, Archbishop of Rossano (1615);
• Vincenzo Periti, Bishop of Lavello (1615); and
• Achille Caracciolo, Bishop of Potenza (1616).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 93. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 27, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Acerra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Acerra (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Marcello Maiorana	Bishop of Acerra 1587–1603	Succeeded by Juan Gurrea