Tommaso d'Ancora

Tommaso d'Ancora, C.R. or Tommaso d'Ariconi (1583–1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Trani (1635–1656)[1] and Bishop of Mottola (1630–1634).[2]

Most Reverend

Tommaso d'Ancora
Archbishop of Trani
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Trani
In office1635–1656
PredecessorDiego Alvarez (bishop)
SuccessorTommaso de Sarria
Orders
Consecration15 September 1630
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born1583
Salerno, Italy
Died1656 (age 73)
Trani, Italy
NationalityItalian
Previous postBishop of Mottola (1630–1634)

Biography

Tommaso d'Ancora was born in Salerno, Italy in 1583 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[3][4] On 12 February 1630, he was selected as Bishop of Mottola and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 9 September 1630.[2][3] On 15 September 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Laudivio Zacchia, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli, with Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio, and Martín de León Cárdenas, Bishop of Trivento, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 21 July 1634, he was selected as Archbishop of Trani and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 8 January 1635.[1][3] He served as Archbishop of Trani until his death in 1656.[1][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, d'Ancora was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

  • Pietro Corsetto, Bishop of Cefalù (1638); and
  • Jacobus Philippus Tomasini, Bishop of Novigrad (1642).
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References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 341. (in Latin)
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
  3. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Tommaso d'Ancora (Ariconi), C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Tommaso Anchora, C.R." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Serafino Rinaldo de Nuceria		 Bishop of Mottola
1630–1634		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista Falesi
Preceded by
Diego Alvarez (bishop)		 Archbishop of Trani
1635–1656		 Succeeded by
Tommaso de Sarria
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