Tommaso Orsini

Most Reverend

Tommaso Orsini
Bishop of Foligno
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Foligno
In office1568–1576
PredecessorClemente d'Olera
SuccessorIppolito Bosco
Previous post(s)Bishop of Strongoli (1566–1568)
Orders
Consecration28 August 1566
by Clemente d'Olera
Personal details
Died25 January 1576
Foligno, Italy

Tommaso Orsini (died 25 January 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Foligno (1568–1576)[1] and Bishop of Strongoli (1566–1568).[2]

Biography

On 15 August 1566, Tommaso Orsini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Strongoli.[2][3] On 28 August 1566, he was consecrated bishop by Clemente d'Olera, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, with Antonmaria Salviati, Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Papoul, and Giulio Antonio Santorio, Archbishop of Santa Severina, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 23 January 1568, he was appointed Bishop of Foligno by Pope Gregory XIII.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Foligno until his death on 25 January 1576.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 199. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 304–305. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Tommaso Orsini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 3, 2019. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Strongoli
1566–1568 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Foligno
1568–1576 		Succeeded by


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