Antonio d'Aquino

Most Reverend
Antonio d'Aquino
Archbishop of Taranto
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Taranto
In office 1618-1627
Predecessor Bonifazio Caetani
Successor Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
Orders
Consecration 2 May 1595
by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
Personal details
Died 27 Aug 1627
Taranto, Italy
Previous post Bishop of Sarno (1595-1618)

Antonio d'Aquino (died 10 Jan 1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1618-1627) and Bishop of Sarno (1595-1618).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

On 19 Feb 1573, Antonio d'Aquino was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Sarno.[1] On 2 May 1595, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 23 Jul 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Taranto.[1] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death on 27 Aug 1627.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Paolo Emilio Sammarco, Bishop of Umbriatico (1609); Giambattista Visconti, Bishop of Teramo (1609); Antonio Albergati, Bishop of Bisceglie (1609); Pietro Bastoni, Bishop of Umbriatico (1611); Giulio Masi, Bishop of Giovinazzo (1611); Giulio Mattei, Bishop of Bitetto (1611); János Telegdy, Bishop of Bosnia (1611); Mario Sassi, Archbishop of Rossano (1612); Selvaggio Primitelli, Bishop of Lavello (1613); Paolo Pico, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1613); Juan Torres de Osorio, Bishop of Siracusa (1613); Clemente Gera, Bishop of Terni (1613); Marcello Pignatelli, Bishop of Jesi (1617); and Girolamo de Franchis, Bishop of Nardò (1617).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Antonio d'Aquino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Sarno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Sarno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Archdiocese of Taranto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Archdiocese of Taranto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Girolamo Matteucci
Bishop of Sarno
1595-1618
Succeeded by
Stefano Solis Castelblanco
Preceded by
Bonifazio Caetani
Archbishop of Taranto
1618-1627
Succeeded by
Francisco Sánchez Villanueva y Vega
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