Tommaso D'Avalos

Tommaso D'Avalos, O.P. or Tommaso de Avalos (1610 – 4 December 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucera (1642).[1]

Most Reverend Tommaso D'Avalos
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lucera
In office	1642
Predecessor	Bruno Sciamanna
Successor	Silvestro D'Afflitto
Orders
Consecration	30 March 1642 by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Personal details
Born	March 1610 Pescara, Italy
Died	4 December 1642 (age 32) Lucera, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Tommaso D'Avalos was born in Pescara, Italy in March 1610 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 24 March 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lucera (1642).[1][2] On 30 March 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and Deodato Scaglia, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death on 4 December 1642.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 225.
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso D'Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

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