Antonio d'Aquino (died 27 August 1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1618-1627) and

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Biography

Antonio d'Aquino was born in

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in 1565. On 19 February 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...

. On 2 May 1595, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici,

Archbishop of Florence The Archdiocese of Florence () is a Latin Church metropolitan see of the Catholic Church in Italy.

, with Ludovico de Torres,

Archbishop of Monreale The Archdiocese of Monreale () is a Latin Church, Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. As of 2000 it is no longer a metropolitan see, and is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.Leonard Abel,

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of ''Sidon'', serving as co-consecrators. On 23 July 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of

as Archbishop of Taranto. He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death on 27 August 1627.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

of:

References

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:dAquino, Antonio 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Kingdom of Naples Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII 1565 births 1627 deaths