Tommaso Guzzoni

Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. (28 September 1632 – 8 November 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sora (1681–1702).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Tommaso Guzzoni
Bishop Emeritus of Sora
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Sora
In office1681–1702
PredecessorMarco Antonio Pisanelli
SuccessorMatteo Gagliani
Orders
Ordination18 September 1655
Consecration6 January 1681
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
BornBenevento, Italy
28 September 1632
Died8 November 1704
Sora, Italy
NationalityItalian

Biography

Tommaso Guzzoni was born in Benevento, Italy on 28 September 1632.[2] On 13 May 1653, he professed as a member of the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri and was ordained a deacon on 19 December 1654 and ordained a priest on 18 September 1655.[2] On 13 January 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Sora.[1][2] On 26 January 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Antonio Savo de' Panicoli, Bishop of Termoli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Sora until his resignation on 5 December 1702.[1][2] He died on 8 November 1704.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 360. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 19, 2016


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