Antonio d'Aquino

Antonio d'Aquino (died 10 January 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1618-1627) and Bishop of Sarno (1595-1618).[1][2][3][4][5]

Most Reverend Antonio d'Aquino
Archbishop of Taranto
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Taranto
In office	1618-1627
Predecessor	Bonifazio Caetani
Successor	Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
Orders
Consecration	2 May 1595 by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
Personal details
Born	1565 Rome, Italy
Died	27 August 1627 (age 62) Taranto, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Sarno (1595-1618)

Biography

Antonio d'Aquino was born in Rome, Italy in 1565.[3] On 19 February 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Sarno.[1][2][3] On 2 May 1595, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 23 July 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Taranto.[2][3] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death on 27 August 1627.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

• Paolo Emilio Sammarco, Bishop of Umbriatico (1609);
• Giambattista Visconti, Bishop of Teramo (1609);
• Antonio Albergati, Bishop of Bisceglie (1609);
• Pietro Bastoni, Bishop of Umbriatico (1611);
• Giulio Masi, Bishop of Giovinazzo (1611);
• Giulio Mattei, Bishop of Bitetto (1611);
• János Telegdy, Bishop of Bosnia (1611);
• Mario Sassi, Archbishop of Rossano (1612);
• Selvaggio Primitelli, Bishop of Lavello (1613);
• Paolo Pico, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1613);
• Juan Torres de Osorio, Bishop of Siracusa (1613);
• Juan Serrano Ortiz, Bishop of Acerno (1613);
• Clemente Gera, Bishop of Terni (1613);
• Marcello Pignatelli, Bishop of Jesi (1617); and
• Girolamo de Franchis, Bishop of Nardò (1617).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 293. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 306 and 327. (in Latin)
3. "Archbishop Antonio d'Aquino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
4. "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

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