Giovanni Battista del Tufo

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Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista del Tufo
Bishop of Acerra
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Acerra
In office1587–1603
Predecessor Marcello Maiorana
Successor Juan Gurrea
Orders
OrdinationMarch 1572
Consecration13 December 1587
Personal details
Born1543
Naples, Italy
Died13 June 1622 (age 79)
Acerra, Italy
NationalityItalian

Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (1543 – 13 June 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1587–1603). [1] [2]

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Biography

Giovanni Battista del Tufo was born in Naples, Italy in 1543 and ordained a deacon on 20 May 1570 and a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence in March 1572. [2] On 17 August 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Acerra. [1] [2] On 13 December 1587, he was consecrated bishop. [2] He served as Bishop of Acerra until his resignation on 23 June 1603. [2] He died on 13 June 1622. [2]

Episcopal succession

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

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References

  1. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp.  93.(in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org . David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 27, 2017
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