Church Catholic Church Predecessor Girolamo Cori Nationality Italian | In office 1669-1677 Successor Orazio Fortunato Died Nardò, Italy | |
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Tommaso Brancaccio (1621 – 29 April 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1669–1677) and Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669).
Biography
Tommaso Brancaccio was born in Ugento, Italy in 1621. In 16 October 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento. On 19 August 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Nardò. He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death in 29 April 1677. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giuseppe Petagna, Bishop of Caiazzo (1657).
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