Tommaso D'Avalos, O.P. or Tommaso de Avalos (1610 – 4 December 1642) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Lucera A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

(1642).

Biography

Tommaso D'Avalos was born in

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

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in March 1610 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 24 March 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

(1642). On 30 March 1642, he was consecrated bishop by

Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore) Alessandro Cesarini, iuniore (1592 – 25 January 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1638–1644), Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1637–1638), Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1636� ...

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, with

Giovanni Battista Altieri Giovanni Battista Altieri (20 June 1589 – 26 November 1654) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Early life Giovanni Battista Altieri was born 20 June 1589 in Rome, the son of Lorenzo Altieri and Vittoria Delfin, a noble Venetian lady. Al ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and Deodato Scaglia,

Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla The Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (, ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Basilicata, southern Italy. In 1986 the historic Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla was united with the Diocese of Venosa. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese ...

, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death on 4 December 1642.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1610 births 1642 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub