Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. (28 September 1632 – 8 November 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Sora
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Biography
Tommaso Guzzoni was born in
Benevento
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Italy
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on 28 September 1632. On 13 May 1653, he professed as a member of the
Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
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and was ordained a deacon on 19 December 1654 and ordained a priest on 18 September 1655. On 13 January 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XI
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as
Bishop of Sora
The Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo ( la, Dioecesis Sorana-Cassiensis-Aquinatensis-Pontiscurvi) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Lazio, Italy).Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. (1607 – 8 May 1688) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1685–1688), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Recanati e Loreto (1676–1682), Titular Patriarch of Al ...
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Bishop of Recanati e Loreto
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Its principal church, S. Flaviano, was raised to the dignity of a cathedral on 21 December 1239, and separated from the jurisdiction of the ...
, with
Pier Antonio Capobianco
Pier Antonio Capobianco (26 January 1619 – 30 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia from 1663 to 1672. ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Pier Antonio Capobianco was born in Naples, Italy, on 26 January 1619. On ...
Bishop of Termoli
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, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Sora until his resignation on 5 December 1702. He died on 8 November 1704.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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