Tommaso Brancaccio

Tommaso Brancaccio (1621 – 29 April 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1669–1677) and Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1656–1669).

Biography

Tommaso Brancaccio was born in Ugento, Italy in 1621. In 16 October 1656, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento. On 19 August 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Nardò. He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death in 29 April 1677. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giuseppe Petagna, Bishop of Caiazzo (1657).