Tommaso Guzzoni

Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O. (28 September 1632 – 8 November 1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sora (1681–1702).[1][2]

Most Reverend Tommaso Guzzoni
Bishop Emeritus of Sora
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Sora
In office	1681–1702
Predecessor	Marco Antonio Pisanelli
Successor	Matteo Gagliani
Orders
Ordination	18 September 1655
Consecration	6 January 1681 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	Benevento, Italy 28 September 1632
Died	8 November 1704 Sora, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Tommaso Guzzoni was born in Benevento, Italy on 28 September 1632.[2] On 13 May 1653, he professed as a member of the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri and was ordained a deacon on 19 December 1654 and ordained a priest on 18 September 1655.[2] On 13 January 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Sora.[1][2] On 26 January 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Antonio Savo de' Panicoli, Bishop of Termoli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Sora until his resignation on 5 December 1702.[1][2] He died on 8 November 1704.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Giovanni Vincenzo de Filippi, Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante (1698);
• Sebastiano Feoli, Bishop of Guardialfiera (1698);
• Francesco Morgioni, Bishop of Ruvo (1698);
• Fabrizio Maffei, Bishop of Penne e Atri (1698);
• Giovanni Cito, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1698);
• Biagio Terzi, Bishop of Isernia (1698);
• Luca Trapani, Bishop of Ischia (1698);
• Filippo Anastasio, Archbishop of Sorrento (1699);
• Francesco Girgenti, Bishop of Patti (1699);
• Giuseppe Falces, Bishop of Pozzuoli (1699);
• Vincenzo Corcione, Bishop of Capaccio (1699);
• Stefano Cupilli, Bishop of Trogir (1699);
• Giuseppe de Carolis, Bishop of Aquino (1699);
• Orazio Minimi, Bishop of Segni (1699);
• Philippus Albini, Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti (1699);
• Antonio Rosignoli, Bishop of Arbe (1700);
• Emanuele Cicatelli, Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1700); and
• Nicolò Cervini, Bishop of Lavello (1700).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 360. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Tommaso Guzzoni, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 19, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Portecorvino (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}