Thomas Cammerota

Thomas Cammerota O.P. (also Tommaso Malatesta) (died September, 1589) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vieste (1589).[1][2]

Most Reverend Thomas Cammerota
Bishop of Vieste
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Vieste
In office	1589
Predecessor	José Esteve Juan
Successor	Maschio Ferracuti
Orders
Consecration	26 July 1589 by Girolamo Bernerio
Personal details
Died	September 1589 Vieste, Italy

Biography

Thomas Cammerota was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1][2] On 17 July 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Vieste.[1][2] On 26 July 1589, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, with Girolamo Bevilacqua, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth, and Gaspare Pasquali, Bishop of Ruvo, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vieste until his death in September 1589.[1][2]

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 332. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Thomas Cammerota (Malatesta), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vieste". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vieste (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}