Tommaso de Sarria

Tommaso de Sarria, O.P. (1606 – 5 November 1682) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1665–1682) and Archbishop of Trani (1656–1665).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Tommaso de Sarria
Archbishop of Taranto
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Taranto
Predecessor	Tommaso Caracciolo (archbishop)
Successor	Francesco Pignatelli
Personal details
Born	1606 Pontevedra, Spain
Died	5 November 1682 (age 76) Taranto, Italy
Nationality	Spanish
Previous post	Archbishop of Trani (1656–1665)

Biography

Tommaso de Sarria was born in Pontevedra, Spain in 1606 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4] On 13 March 1654, he was selected as the Archbishop of Trani and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 16 October 1656.[1][4] On 13 April 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Taranto.[1][4] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death on 5 November 1682.[4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Sarria was the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

• Giovanni Antonio Geloso, Bishop of Patti (1669);
• Antonio Primi, Bishop of Trebinje e Mrkan (1669);
• Giovanni Antonio Baldi, Bishop of Chioggia (1669);
• Alfonso Álvarez Barba Ossorio, Archbishop of Lanciano (1669);
• Alfonso de Balmaseda, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (1670);
• Martín Ibáñez y Villanueva, Bishop of Gaeta (1670);
• Vincenzo Maffia, Bishop of Patti (1671);
• Bishop Vincenzo Maria da Silva, Bishop of Policastro (1671);
• Bishop Francesco Martinelli, Bishop of Patti (1680); and
• Bishop Francesco Tansi, Bishop of Nicastro (1680).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 341 and 327. (in Latin)
2. "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Tommaso de Sarria, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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