Giovanni Battista del Tufo
Roman Catholic bishop
About Giovanni Battista del Tufo
Lived 1543 – 1622 (aged 78–79). Giovanni Battista del Tufo was a catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (1543 – 13 June 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1587–1603).
Biography Giovanni Battista del Tufo was born in Naples, Italy in 1543 and ordained a deacon on 20 May 1570 and a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence in March 1572. On 17 August 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Acerra. On 13 December 1587, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of Acerra until his resignation on 23 June 1603. He died on 13 June 1622.
Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:
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Giovanni Battista del Tufo was born in 1543 in Italy, Naples.
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Giovanni Battista del Tufo died on 13 June 1622 in Acerra, Italy.
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