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Francesco Tontori, C.R.S. or Francesco Tontolo (died 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ischia (1638–1663).

Biography

Francesco Tontori was ordained a priest in the Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha. On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ischia. On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ischia until his death in 1663. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludovico Ridolfi, Bishop of Patti (1649).

References

1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 211. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Tontori (Tontolo), C.R.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ischia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ischia". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

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