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
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Bitetto
In office	1641–1655
Predecessor	Sigismondo Taddei
Successor	Francesco Gaeta (bishop)
Orders
Consecration	22 December 1641 by Ciriaco Rocci
Personal details
Born	1591 Caravino, Italy
Died	24 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