Tommaso Brancaccio

Tommaso Brancaccio (1621 – 29 April 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1669–1677) and Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Tommaso Brancaccio
Bishop of Nardò
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nardò
In office	1669–1677
Predecessor	Girolamo Cori
Successor	Orazio Fortunato
Personal details
Born	1621 Ugento, Italy
Died	29 April 1677 (age 56) Nardò, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669)

Biography

Tommaso Brancaccio was born in Ugento, Italy in 1621.[3] In 16 October 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento.[1][3] On 19 August 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Nardò.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death in 29 April 1677.[2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giuseppe Petagna, Bishop of Caiazzo (1657).[3]

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 105. (in Latin)
2. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 286. (in Latin)
3. "Bishop Tommaso Brancaccio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Lorenzo Pollicini	Bishop of Avellino e Frigento 1656–1669	Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Lanfranchi
Preceded by Girolamo Cori	Bishop of Nardò 1669–1677	Succeeded by Orazio Fortunato