Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)

Most Reverend Tommaso d'Aquino
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Mottola
In office	1648–1651
Predecessor	Giovanni Battista Falesi
Successor	Giovanni Camponeschi
Personal details
Born	1584 Naples, Italy
Died	1651 (age 67) Mottola, Italy

Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R. (1584–1651) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1648–1651).^[1]

Biography

Tommaso d'Aquino was born in Naples and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[2] On 8 February 1648, he was selected as Bishop of Mottola and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 24 August 1648.^[1][2] On 20 September 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Fausto Caffarelli, Archbishop of Santa Severina, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1650.^[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.^{self-published}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mottola (Motula)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Mottola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Battista Falesi	Bishop of Mottola 1648–1651	Succeeded by Giovanni Camponeschi