Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Sessa Aurunca)

Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R. (1635 – 26 September 1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (1670–1705).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Tommaso d'Aquino
Bishop of Sessa Aurunca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Sessa Aurunca
In office	1670–1705
Predecessor	Ulysses Gherardini della Rosa
Successor	Raffaele Maria Filamondo
Orders
Consecration	20 July 1670 by Francesco Barberini
Personal details
Born	1635 Somma, Italy
Died	26 September 1705 (age 70) Sessa Aurunca, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Tommaso d'Aquino was born in Somma, Italy in 1635 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[4] On 30 June 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca.[1][4] On 20 July 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Barberini, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.[4] He served as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca until his death on 26 September 1705.[4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, d'Aquino was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

• Pietro Isimbardi, Bishop of Cremona (1670);
• Carlo Loffredo, Bishop of Molfetta (1670); and
• Francesco Arrigua, Bishop of Nicotera (1670).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 365. (in Latin)
2. "Diocese of Sessa Aurunca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Sessa Aurunca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.