Tommaso d'Aquino, C.R. (1635 – 26 September 1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Sessa Aurunca
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Biography
Tommaso d'Aquino was born in Somma,
Italy
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in 1635 and ordained a priest in the
Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence
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. On 30 June 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X
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as
Bishop of Sessa Aurunca
The Diocese of Sessa Aurunca ( la, Dioecesis Suessana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy. Since 1979 it has been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.consecrated
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Cardinal-Bishop
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of
Ostia e Velletri
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. He served as Bishop of Sessa Aurunca until his death on 26 September 1705.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, d'Aquino was the
principal co-consecrator
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of:
*
Pietro Isimbardi
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People
* Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice
* Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death
* Pietro II Can ...
,
Bishop of Cremona
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(1670);
*
Carlo Loffredo
Carlo Loffredo, Theatines, C.R. (31 March 1635 – January 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Capua (1698–1701), Archbishop of Bari-Canosa (1691–1698), and Bishop of Molfetta (1670–1691). ''(in Latin)''
Biography ...
,
Bishop of Molfetta
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(1670); and
*
Francesco Arrigua
Francesco Arrigua O.M. (1615 – 12 November 1690) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicotera (1670–1690). ''(in Latin)''Bishop of Nicotera
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