Tommaso de Franchi

Tommaso de Franchi (1626–1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1671–1696).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Tommaso de Franchi
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla
In office	1671–1696
Predecessor	Giulio Caracciolo
Successor	Francesco Antonio Triveri
Orders
Consecration	6 September 1671 by Federico Borromeo (iuniore)
Personal details
Born	1626 Genoa, Italy
Died	May 1696 (age 70)

Biography

Tommaso de Franchi was born in Genoa, Italy in 1626.^[2] On 24 August 1671, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.^[1][2] On 6 September 1671, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (iuniore), Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino, with Giacomo Altoviti, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death in May 1696.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Marcos de Ostos, Archbishop of Salerno (1692); and Teofilo Testa, Bishop of Tropea (1692).^[2]