In office 1536–1546 | ||
Successor Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta Previous posts Roman Catholic Diocese of Vallo della Lucania (1523–1531) | ||
Tommaso Caracciolo (1478–1546) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Capua (1536–1546), Bishop of Trivento (1502–1540), Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1534–1535), and Bishop of Capaccio (1523–1531).
Biography
Tommaso Caracciolo was born in 1478. On 6 Mar 1502, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Trivento. On 12 Jun 1523, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Adrian VI as Bishop of Capaccio. In 1531, he resigned as Bishop of Capaccio. In 1534, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples; he resigned from the position in 1535. On 28 Apr 1536, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Archbishop of Capua. In 1540, he resigned as Bishop of Trivento. He served as Archbishop of Capua until his death on 31 Mar 1546.