Marco Antonio Tomati (bishop of Bitetto)

Marco Antonio Tomati (1591 – 24 January 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bitetto (1641–1655).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Marco Antonio Tomati
Bishop Emeritus of Bitetto
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bitetto
In office1641–1655
PredecessorSigismondo Taddei
SuccessorFrancesco Gaeta (bishop)
Orders
Consecration22 December 1641
by Ciriaco Rocci
Personal details
Born1591
Caravino, Italy
Died24 January 1665 (age 74)
Bitetto, Italy

Biography

Marco Antonio Tomati was born in Caravino, Italy in 1591.[2] On 16 December 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Bitetto.[1][2] On 22 December 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Ciriaco Rocci, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Alfonso Sacrati, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Bitetto until his resignation in 1655.[2] He died on 24 January 1665.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Girolamo Melzi, Bishop of Pavia (1659).[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 116. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Marco Antonio Tomati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. "Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
  4. "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Sigismondo Taddei		 Bishop of Bitetto
1641–1655		 Succeeded by
Francesco Gaeta (bishop)
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