Tommaso Caracciolo (archbishop)

Most Reverend Tommaso Caracciolo
Archbishop of Taranto
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Taranto
In office	1636–1637
Predecessor	Gil Carrillo de Albornoz
Successor	Tommaso de Sarria
Orders
Consecration	14 Dec 1631 by Giulio Savelli
Personal details
Died	1665 Taranto, Italy
Previous post	Titular Archbishop of Cyrene (1631–1636)

Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R. (died 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1636–1637).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Tommaso Caracciolo was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[1] On 10 Nov 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Archbishop of Cyrene.^[1] On 14 Dec 1631, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Archbishop of Salerno.^[1] On 20 Sep 1636, he was selected as Archbishop of Taranto and confirmed on 30 Mar 1637 by Pope Gregory XIII.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death in 1665.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Carlo Antonio Agudio, Bishop of Castellaneta (1650).^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Tommaso Caracciolo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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. "Cyrene (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Titular Episcopal See of Cyrene" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016