Giovanni Tommaso Perrone

Giovanni Tommaso Perrone (1601 – 16 November 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicastro (1639–1677).[1]

Most Reverend Giovanni Tommaso Perrone
Bishop of Nicastro
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicastro
In office	1639–1677
Predecessor	Marco Antonio Mandosio
Successor	Francesco Tansi
Orders
Consecration	25 April 1639 by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Personal details
Died	16 November 1677 (age 76) Nicastro, Italy

Biography

Giovanni Tommaso Perrone was born in Rossano, Italy in 1601.[2] On 11 April 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicastro.[1][2] On 25 April 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Lorenzo della Robbia, Bishop of Fiesole, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Nicastro until his death on 16 November 1677.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 256. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Perrone". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lamezia Terme". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lamezia Terme (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}