Tommaso de Sarria
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ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Taranto
PredecessorTommaso Caracciolo
SuccessorFrancesco Pignatelli
Most Reverend Tommaso de Sarria | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Taranto | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Taranto |
| Predecessor | Tommaso Caracciolo |
| Successor | Francesco Pignatelli |
| Previous post | Archbishop of Trani (1656–1665) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1606 |
| Died | 5 November 1682 (age 76) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
Tommaso de Sarria, O.P. (1606 – 5 November 1682) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1665–1682) and Archbishop of Trani (1656–1665).[1][2][3]
Tommaso de Sarria was born in Pontevedra, Spain in 1606 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4] On 13 March 1654, he was selected as the Archbishop of Trani and confirmed by Pope Innocent X on 16 October 1656.[1][4] On 13 April 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Taranto.[1][4] He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death on 5 November 1682.[4]
